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Sewer dispute: Salem solicitor to meet with UTMA about Delmont lateral question; resident auditor says legal hookup is Delmont's obligation
Summary
Township solicitor and board scheduled a Jan. 23 meeting with UTMA to address questions about a proposed change to a sanitary lateral tied to the Rebitch property and Delmont; resident/auditor Matt Rebitch argued Delmont's proposed private lateral change is not permitted by the 2015 transfer agreement.
Township Solicitor Atty. Falatovich reported continued discussion with Unity/UTMA and said the township will hold a Jan. 23 meeting at the UTMA facility to address remaining questions. Solicitor Falatovich indicated staff did not want to circulate a memorandum of understanding yet because Delmont and UTMA still have outstanding items to address.
Resident and elected auditor Matt Rebitch said the core dispute concerns Delmont's redesign proposal to convert an existing sanitary connection into a private lateral and that the agreement transferred from Salem to Delmont in 2015 does not permit such a change. "The agreement that was transferred from Salem to Delmont in 2015 does not permit this," he said. Solicitor Falatovich said the township would consider alternatives proposed by Salem and legal options tied to the transfer agreement when meeting with UTMA.
