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Water and sewer boards report steady operating budgets; Veolia contract and insurance hikes raise sewer costs
Summary
Town of Charlton water and sewer officials told the Finance Committee overall revenue and operating lines are roughly level; sewer maintenance costs and a 3.5% Veolia contract increase plus corrected insurance allocations produced the largest budget changes.
Cheryl Savivas, a member of the Town of Charlton Water & Sewer board, told the Finance Committee that the water budget is largely level‑funded for the coming year and that post‑project staffing has left only a small split of employee OPEB exposure between the two funds.
On sewer, Savivas said maintenance equipment costs rose and that the Veolia North America annual operations contract increased about 3.5 percent.…
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