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Vineland council continues Cavallo Drive sewer assessment hearing after residents protest notice and costs
Summary
City council paused a special-assessment hearing for a sewer extension on Cavallo Drive after residents said they were not properly notified and questioned the proposed assessment, which the city estimated at $162,755.41 total, or $16,275.54 per benefiting lot.
Vineland City Council on Jan. 28 continued a public hearing on a special assessment for a sewer extension on Cavallo Drive after multiple residents said they did not receive required certified notice and raised questions about the project cost and how assessment obligations attach to property.
The hearing was continued to an undetermined future date so the city tax assessor, Brian Conover, can attend and present testimony about the assessment amounts and property benefits. Council opened the hearing to public comment before voting to continue it.
The matter dates to a March 2016 petition from Cavallo Drive residents requesting public sewer. The city engaged the Land and Sewage Authority (LSA) to estimate construction costs; the estimate presented to property owners in June 2021 listed an initial per‑lot estimate of $17,591. According to city staff, the final…
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