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Downtown Cheshire mayor updates commissioners on sewer project, landfill solar and rising EMS costs
Summary
Mayor Michael Rothman told the Cumberland County commissioners that the town’s sewer treatment plant is in final design, a 7.4 MW solar project is planned for the closed landfill, and EMS transport contract costs have spiked — prompting countywide coordination led by Sheriff Donato.
Mayor Michael Rothman of Downtown Cheshire told the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 24 that the town’s long-running sewer and infrastructure projects are advancing but face regulatory hurdles and community impacts.
Rothman said the downtown Circular Lake Border treatment plant is in final design with Newterra and that Agate Construction is the contractor. He reported lateral lines are installed in Fortescue and Gandy’s Beach and that only a few grinder pumps remain to be set. "All the infrastructure in Fortescue and Gandy's Beach is in place," Rothman said, adding that remaining design questions concern the plant building and outside protection features.
The mayor said the project has run into a continuing dispute with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection…
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