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Middlesex supervisors approve new rules for water hookups after heated public comment
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved amendments requiring central water for large subdivisions and initiated a zoning change to require new construction within the Middlesex Water Authority service area to connect, after hours of public testimony raising cost and fairness concerns.
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 5 approved changes to subdivision rules that require central water for developments of 25 lots or more in the Middlesex Water Authority service area and voted to initiate a zoning amendment to require new construction adjacent to water lines to connect to the system.
The measures were presented by county planning staff as part of two linked amendments: a subdivision-code update and a zoning amendment to add a section (15-30) requiring connections for new occupied buildings within the Water Authority’s service area, with enumerated exemptions for existing wells and properties beyond specified distances. Staff said the changes were aimed at new development and were not a county rate-setting action; hookup costs and rates remain under the authority of the Water Authority.
Why it matters: Board members and staff said expanding hookups for…
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