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Manchester tells commission it will limit growth as sewer, water near capacity
Summary
Manchester officials told the commission their 2028 comprehensive plan will reduce the town's municipal growth area because potable water and sewer capacity limit development; the town also described wastewater upgrades, an RFP for PFAS treatment design and several residential and solar projects.
Manchester officials told the Carroll County Planning and Designing Commission on March 5 that the town will narrow its municipal growth area in the 2028 comprehensive plan because limits on potable water and sewer capacity constrain new development. "Manchester's potable water is currently derived from 13 wells," zoning administrator Michelle Wilder said, and she described the town's sewage treatment plant as having a "limited capacity of 500,000 gallons," with a plan for expansion once capacity reaches "400."
Wilder said the town does not intend…
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