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Goshen board reviews Middletown intermunicipal water and sewer agreement, defers vote pending clarifications
Summary
At its Nov. 25 meeting the Town of Goshen board reviewed a draft intermunicipal agreement with the city of Middletown that would have Goshen take over water lines installed for Amy’s Kitchen, bring OMH on as an early customer and allocate costs among district users; members requested engineering and legal clarifications and postponed final approval.
The Town of Goshen board spent much of its Nov. 25 meeting reviewing a draft intermunicipal water and sewer agreement with the city of Middletown, asking for detailed cost, capacity and legal clarifications before any final vote.
The agreement under review would have Goshen accept a limited service area (three parcels in the initial map) and take over water lines currently held within a transportation corporation created for Amy’s Kitchen. Town officials said the arrangement is intended to avoid large upfront costs for the town: the transaction would carry no immediate payment but Middletown would be paid per‑gallon for water delivered and the original owner could receive a negotiated share of profits until an agreed threshold is met.
Why it matters: board members raised questions about who would ultimately bear debt and operating…
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