I'm about to jump into paper production mode (tunnel vision), but I wanted to share a quick snippet from last night's town board workshop — what, was there some other meeting happening last night?
I will probably have a story for next week — board members discussed a trickle-down effect on capital fee increases and wastewater treatment issues that would come from scaling down the plant expansion that has been discussed for several years. The state has frozen some funds that would allow the design to be fully funded, so the town is exploring a smaller-scale approach.
Anyways, the interesting point — water rates for town customers has been a point of angst for several years, and many residents believe are some of the highest they have seen. Water Sewer Advisory Board member Dan Barker informed the assembled representatives last night that Hillsborough isn't standing out above the rest anymore in terms of high rates. Out-of-town customers are still paying on the high end, he said, but in-town customers are only paying the 57th-highest rates in the state (77th for sewer bills).
Town board member Brian Lowen responded: "Rates are still a problem for them if they're still struggling to pay their bills ... but this might be of a little comfort."
See what ended up on The News of Orange County's cutting room floor.
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