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Gloucester County to advertise public hearing on higher water and sewer connection fees
Summary
The Board voted to advertise a July public hearing on proposed increases to utility application and development fees, selecting a higher-fee package and several after-hours and tampering charge increases for consideration.
The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors voted to advertise a public hearing July 15 on proposed increases to water and sewer application and development fees, and on a suite of related service charges.
The changes — presented by Katie Legg, director of public utilities — include steep increases in some connection charges (an option the staff labeled “option 2” would raise application fees and substantially increase development fees), a proposal to raise discontinuance and after‑hours reconnection charges, and a new equipment‑tampering fee to cover meter and meter‑box replacements.
Legg told the board that the county’s connection revenue has fallen from earlier peaks and that nearly all new…
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