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Residents Will Pay New Sewer-Use Fee Based on Useage
Enfield
By Linda Tishler Levinson
ENFIELD — The town now has a sewer-use fee. The Town Council voted Oct. 21 to institute the fees. The costs will no longer be included in property tax bills, but instead based on a fee tied to water use. Town Manager Matthew Coppler said at an Oct. 9 information session that as part of the 2013-14 town budget, the council approved the transition of the funding for the Water Pollution Control
system from a tax-based to a user-fee system. Coppler said a significant increase in revenue is needed to make necessary improvements to the WPC system, adding revenues to cover these costs would have to go from $3 million dollars in fiscal year 2013 to $5.7 million dollars by 2020. He said emergency repairs cost two to three times more than planned improvements. There have been recent violations, and the state Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection will mandate improvements. The sewer fee will be based on water use for the first, second and fourth quarters of the year. By not including summer water use, the town said the use of water for lawns, gardens and pools, which is not then discharged into sewers, is not included in the fee formula. A household’s water use will be calculated in increments of 1,000 gallons or kilogallons at a proposed rate of $3.39 per kilogallon.
For higher water users, such as commercial industrial or residential users with water use greater than 20 kilogallons per quarter, the fee will be $5.08 per kilogallon. The average family household in Enfield is expected to pay approximately $222.24 per year for the new sewer fee, based on average quarterly use of 16 kilogallons per quarter, the town said. Residents with septic systems, who are, therefore, not connected to the sewer system, will not pay these fees.
Web. The Recreation office is located at 19 North Main St., with hours of operation Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fall 2013/Winter 2014 Program Information & Registration The Enfield Recreation Department Fall/Winter program information is now online at www.enfield-ct.gov/recreation. Offerings will include programs for toddlers, youths and adults. Look for information on special events, playgroup, classes, bus trips and more. 1st & 2nd Grade Instructional Basketball Program A co-ed instructional program for boys and girls in grades 1 & 2 will be held on Sunday afternoons at JFK Middle School beginning Jan. 5. The
program will consist of eight one-hour sessions in which participants will work in groups rotating through skill stations to learn the fundamentals of basketball. The program will be run by Recreation Department staff. However, we are asking for parent volunteers to help supervise participants at each station. In the final weeks of the program participants will be split up into groups to scrimmage.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a drop-off program. Parents will be allowed into the gym only for the last two classes. Registration will be limited to 120 participants (40 per session) and will be taken on a first come, first served basis. This program is for Enfield residents only. Participants may register for one of three time slots. Fee is $28 per participant.
Recreation Department Offers Wide Variety of Programs for All Ages
ENFIELD – The following programs are being offered by the Enfield Recreation Department. For more information, call 860-253-6420 or visit www.enfield-ct.gov/recreation on the
Annual Congregational Church Craft Fest
ENFIELD - Enfield Congregational Church, 1295 Enfield St., Enfield, will hold its annual Craft Fest on Friday, Nov. 15, 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 16, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be lots of affordable gift baskets, food, jewelry, handmade items, and the famous cookie walk. Roast pork dinner is set for Friday evening. Lunch will be served Saturday. Call 860-745-3646 for reservations.
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