sewer rates

Hello,
This post will briefly discuss the sanitary sewer rate situation that we face. I have checked and invite you to check with other local towns to see what their rates are. I know from a coworker that greenwood pays about 10-15 dollars per month which is about or just below their water usage rate.
Ours however is 3-4 times our water rate and there does not seem to be any end to these levels any time soon. The town needed sanitary sewer reconstruction a few years ago due to the increase in residential developement. This does not how ever excuse the fact that the town council is elected to oversee these types of issues and behave in a proactive manner rather than a reactive manner.
How do things continue to be ignored until they become critcal. Remember how bad 21st was before it was repaired. I complained to the council from the time my family first moved here about that road. If my opponent really had a hand in getting that work done then again I say why did it take so long and the road get so bad.
I propose looking at the bond issue and restructuring it if possible and finding other town monies to pay down the balance so that our rates can be brought back down to earth.
Now we have the storm sewer situation that they are pushing to rebuild, reconstruct and repair at another huge cost and a fee to us each month.
My opponent has been on the council for 16yrs and I say that is long enough. Take a good long look around Cumberland and decide for yourself about the condition of our town.
We need a town council that will use more competitve bidding for town contracts rather than just automatically giving the work to the same company each time.
thanks for reading
joe
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