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| Cape Vincent councilman: state prison among large water users not paying fair share |
| By watertowndailytimes.com- Ted Booker |
| Published: 06/18/2015 |
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CAPE VINCENT — Town records show the state-owned Cape Vincent Correctional Facility, which used nearly 50 million gallons of water last year, is among several large water users that are charged for infrastructure costs as if they were a single-family home. Long-standing town policies have caused residential and commercial users to be burdened with costs for which those big water users should be responsible, according to Deputy Supervisor John L. Byrne III. The town councilman, who has recently investigated the matter, will share his findings at the town board meeting at 6 p.m. today. “The town has created water policies that include all commercial users except the prison, school, state parks and farms. Regular families seem to now be picking up the lion’s share of the burden,” Mr. Byrne said Tuesday. Most users would pay significantly less for water-related infrastructure costs than they are now if the town were to revise its rules for calculating how much they owe, Mr. Byrne said. Those costs, which include debt service for water districts, are in addition to charges for water bought by users at a flat rate. Municipal water is pumped from the village’s treatment plant on the St. Lawrence River, which also serves the town. Read More. |
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