York County:
“The York County Board of Supervisors remains skeptical of a
regional sewer plan proposed by the Hampton Roads Sanitation District. During a
meeting Tuesday, the board was told there was still no cost estimate for
adopting the plan that consolidates sewer improvement projects under the
district. All localities must approve the plan by the end of the month to move
forward with a rate study, said Brian Woodward, the county's chief of
utilities. ‘How do the powers that be expect a decision on the backs of the
taxpayers without knowing what the cost will be?’ Supervisor Walt Zaremba said.
‘They want a blank check.’
The plan leaves systems under local control while placing
the burden of high-dollar repairs on the regional body. It means higher rates
for residents, but the increases could be greater if the localities decided to
tackle the infrastructure work on their own…
The supervisors worry not only that the cost could come back
much higher than expected, but also that, because York's sewer system is newer
than others in the region, it wouldn't see work done on its pipes and would be
subsidizing improvements in older communities.”
~ Writes Ali Rockett of the Daily Press
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