Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Bristol Borough is going to be getting $50 million for its sewer authority and infrastructure. The question is: what will they do with it?
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Bristol Borough Council President Ralph DiGuiseppe said this week that no decision has been made, but public input will be sought.
“When we do go to settlement and we do get a check, it will go into a restricted account and we will have some public meetings on it,” he said.
DiGuiseppe stated a committee with members of the public will be established and ideas sought for what to with the influx of funds.
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In March, the borough approved selling the system to the public Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority. The move came as a surprise to most in the borough with no public discussion before the meeting where the sale happened.
Settlement on the deal could come in July.
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The borough’s sewer authority and infrastructure will be sold along with the municipal-owned sewer system and treatment plant near Maple Beach.
Part of the deal was that Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority will keep the three borough sewer employees if they want to stay and customer rates will remain the same for three years.
The Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority and Bristol Borough Sewer Authority have worked together on projects in the past, officials said.
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In the mid-1990s, Bristol Borough sold its water system and treatment plant along the Delaware River on Radcliffe street to Aqua Pennsylvania. The privately-owned system provides water service for the borough and some surrounding areas in Bristol Township.
The Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority was chartered by the county in the 1960s and services many municipalities in Bucks County and a handful in Montgomery and Chester counties. They provide service to more than 100,000 households.
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Recently, the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority received an offer to buy the system that was recently valued at $1.1 billion for the sewer system and $300 million for the water system.
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