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Hawthorne council introduces water-rate ordinance after audit finds borough fiscally sound
Summary
The Borough of Hawthorne introduced ordinance 23-75-25 to revise water fees after officials cited new PFAS treatment costs and ongoing service-line replacement; the council also certified a clean 2024 audit. A final hearing on the ordinance is set for Nov. 17, 2025.
The Hawthorne Borough Council voted on first reading to introduce ordinance 23-75-25, which would amend water fees and schedule a public hearing on Nov. 17, 2025, after council members and staff discussed the rising costs tied to mandated infrastructure projects.
Mayor Lane and Administrator Eric Mower framed the ordinance against the backdrop of a recently presented 2024 audit. William Swisher of Suplee, Suplee, Cooney and Company told the council it had received an unmodified (clean) opinion on its 2024 financial statements while flagging one compliance comment: opioid-grant expenditures had been spent without…
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