By Jacob Strain | City of Nelson, Cameron County

Endless debates and problems have risen in Cameron County over a simple need: hygiene.

Every meeting and discussion in the City of Nelson has been asking if the showers should be free and open to everyone.

The leaders of MacArthur have tried to come to a peaceful solution with their citizens for this shower problem. However, it seems while the entire county was learning how to run itself, the counselors made a move.

When the county returned to their homes they found a barrier between the two enraged rivals. A paper wall was put up on the border between the cities.

The City of Nelson was blocked from the staircases to breakfast but the city of MacArthur found themselves blocked from the seven showers they have campaigned so hard for. Many members of Nelson found this barrier hilarious and wanted to keep it.

When the members of MacArthur found out about the wall they seemed distressed and angry. The barrier between the two cities was caused by under-funding infrastructure from Nelson.

Before the barrier had gone up, Nelson had been thinking of putting an ordinance on using the showers. Now that the border has been cut off, citizens have considered outlawing MacArthur from the stairwell leading to the city of Nelson.

The City of MacArthur launched a bag of trash over the barrier between the two cities around 1:30p.m. on Tuesday.

The City of Nelson immediately began talk of retribution for this act of disrespect. Many have discussed the idea of forming a militia to deter other acts of disrespect.

A difficult debate began Sunday in Cameron County after a long shower.

On the border between the two cities of Nelson and MacArthur, three citizens started posting campaigns promoting an equalization of showers, if they are elected.

One popular slogan was “Asserting dominance, one shower at a time, Vote for Presto”. When documentation of the posters and interviewing of the citizens began, three MacArthur citizens tried to prevent the investigation using trash cans and later their own bodies.

Daniel, a citizen of MacArthur City, said “his idea was to annex Nelson”. However, most citizens of MacArthur said they wanted a peaceful resolution.

The MacArthur Mayoral candidate was given an interview and he said,  “he believes that with some negotiations, a peaceful resolution could be made and bring the whole county together as a stronger whole”. One Governor nominee said “he wants a healthier relationship between the two cities and hopes to improve communication”.

The Treasurer nominee, Spenzer Braatz, said “it’s not fair that the City of Nelson has seven while the city of MacArthur has two”, but says, “it’s not fair for us to just waltz in and take it”.

Several citizens blamed the aggression on only a few members of their city and wished their actions not be viewed as the whole of the population.

Many citizens in Nelson said they were not happy with the posters in the hallways. While posting slogans in their bathroom stalls, many were seen ripping down a poster declaring the bathroom property of MacArthur.

Several messages were erased from a small whiteboard by the entrance declaring the Nelson bathroom be property of MacArthur. No acts were made to bar the citizens of MacArthur from the bathroom and no attempts were made to post anything in the MacArthur bathroom.

When a meeting was held, the citizens of Nelson asked that their discussion not be shared and they are looking for a solution to the dilemma. Many citizens in both cities wish for the drama to not be escalated and wanted to work towards a solution instead of sharing the stalls by force.