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Council declines to move on sewage surcharge changes after three failed motions
Summary
After considering three different proposals to alter the borough sewage surcharge, Whitaker Borough Council did not adopt any changes on Nov. 12; each of the three motions failed for lack of a second, leaving the current surcharge unchanged.
Whitaker Borough Council considered three proposed changes to the sewage surcharge during Old Business on Nov. 12 but took no action after each motion failed to receive a second.
Councilor Richard Lassige proposed raising the surcharge from $11.89 to $12.89, then proposed lowering the $2.50 tier threshold from 4,500 to 3,800 gallons, and later proposed a combined approach (raise the surcharge $1.25 and drop the tier change). Minutes record that none of the three motions were seconded and each motion failed. No amended surcharge or related implementation details were adopted at the meeting.
The Sewage Committee earlier reported that storm sewers for Frank and Grant were completed and the committee is still awaiting an invoice; the committee is also awaiting information regarding parcel 837. Those operational items remain pending and were not tied to a finalized surcharge change.
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