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Middletown authorizes HTO agreement for water and wastewater operations amid cost questions
Summary
The Middletown Board of Estimate authorized an agreement with HTO for management services at the city's water and wastewater treatment plants and approved a $20,151.60 transfer to cover a contract-price increase; council members and staff disagreed on the proposal's annual cost during discussion.
The Middletown Board of Estimate on Jan. 2 authorized an agreement with HTO to provide management services at the city’s water and wastewater treatment plants and approved a $20,151.60 transfer from the water and sewer fund to cover the contract price increase.
Why it matters: The HTO agreement assigns third-party management capacity to critical municipal utilities. Board members probed the contract’s staffing and annual cost implications during the meeting, highlighting the budgetary significance of outsourced operations for water and wastewater treatment.
What the board approved
The board approved the HTO contract authorization and the…
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