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Council reviews draft ordinance to allow sale of sewer credits from joint treatment allocation
Summary
City legal staff explained a new code chapter to permit the city to transfer or sell sewer credits allocated under the Binghamton‑Johnson City joint sewage treatment arrangement; staff said the city has not sold credits previously but can make unused allocations available to developers that need them to proceed.
City legal and engineering staff briefed council on a proposed ordinance to adopt code chapter 339a to establish procedures for transferring or selling sewer credits that the city holds under the Binghamton‑Johnson City joint sewage treatment agreement.
Corporation counsel Robert Herry told the council that sewer credits originated as use allocations that set how much flow each municipality may send to the joint treatment plant. Over time, municipalities have freed…
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