Upper Gwynedd Township commissioners voted unanimously to adopt a budget that does not increase taxes but does include a sewer increase for the first time since 2017. Township Manager Sandra Brookley Zadell said the sewer increase is $75 per equivalent dwelling unit, which means $75 per year for the typical homeowner. The sewer rate hike will amount to about $1 million in new annual revenue that will be used for capital projects at the wastewater plant and for stormwater management. The commissioners also voted on contracts for cleaning and televising sewer mains and laterals as well as manhole lining and sealing. Zadell said both contracts are part of keeping the pipelines in top shape and slowing inflow and infiltration of stormwater into the sewer system.
Source: The Reporter; 12/15/2023