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Waterville Valley: 30% wastewater treatment design submitted; rate study, public hearing scheduled
Summary
Commissioners were told the town has submitted a 30% preliminary design for the wastewater treatment facility and will receive a preliminary tax-and-rate study; a public hearing on the rate study is scheduled for Dec. 18.
Paul Ricotta, member, told the Waterville Valley Conservation Commission that the town's wastewater-treatment project has reached a new milestone: "the 30% design has been submitted." He said the town will receive a preliminary tax-and-rate study and that the study "will be presented on Monday, the 24th."
Why it matters: the design and the rate study will frame how much residents pay for construction and operation of the treatment facility, and the commission expects a separate public hearing on the rate study. Ricotta said the public hearing on the rate study is scheduled for Dec. 18.
Details and next steps: Ricotta said the town's consultants are advancing the 30% design and that staff will post the rate study when it is available. Members asked whether the Dec. 24 presentation was the same as the public hearing and Ricotta clarified that the formal public hearing for the rate study will be Dec. 18. He also suggested the commission could receive a brief summary of the state's hazard-mitigation review and related steps when the town files it with state and federal agencies.
What to expect: the town will present the preliminary rate study to the public; after that hearing, the board and the public will be able to review proposed rate changes tied to the wastewater project.
