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Belmar council advances first reading of water‑sewer connection‑fee ordinance after lengthy workshop
Summary
The Belmar Borough Council introduced an ordinance to establish water‑sewer connection fees (first reading approved), prompted by decades of capital investment in the utility; staff and NW Financial explained the statutory EDU calculation, and council raised affordability concerns ahead of a second reading.
Belmar Borough Council members voted to introduce, on first reading, an ordinance establishing connection fees for the borough's water and sewer utility after a lengthy workshop discussion about the size and scope of the charge.
Council members and staff described the fee as a statutory, formula-based charge assessed to new connections so that new users share in past capital investment rather than receiving service for free. Brendan Hansen of NW Financial, who the council asked to present the calculation, said the fee is derived by dividing system capital costs by equivalent dwelling units (EDUs); Hansen said the EDUs used in the analysis are defined in statute (described in the presentation as 28 gallons per day) and that the high fee — about $8,000…
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