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Hampden water project: board opts for continued testing at one remote home amid high hookup costs
Summary
Select Board members discussed PFAS testing, connection options and costs for several outlying properties on the Scantic water project, recommending continued annual testing for a remote home after contractors reported very high directional‑boring estimates.
The Town of Hampden Select Board reviewed progress on the Scantic/Scenic water project and discussed options for homes far from mains, including a recommendation to continue monitoring rather than force hookups for a remote property.
Project staff told the board one homeowner at 129 Scenic faces a long, difficult run to connect service and that engineering estimates for directional boring were roughly $90,000. The board discussed three options for that household and recommended Option 1: continue periodic testing rather than immediate hookup or…
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