Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Town manager: water-rate study underway; proposes semiannual fire-suppression billing and new backflow testing approach
Summary
Town manager told the selectmen Plaistow has contracted a consultant to review water costs and rates; recommendations will address purchased-water price increases, semiannual fire-suppression billing and transferring backflow testing responsibility to the water supplier.
The town manager told the Plaistow Board of Selectmen on May 5 that the town has contracted Underwood to review water operations, costs and rates and that staff will return with recommendations in June and a public hearing on new fees later this summer.
The manager said Plaistow buys water from Hampstead Area Water and has absorbed at least two increases in what it pays that supplier without raising local rates. The board previously adopted a water…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
