Sewerage Authority Customers To See 10 Percent Hike In Rates
Customers of the Franklin Township Sewerage Authority will notice a slight increase in their quarterly bills as a 10 percent rate hike takes effect in November. The rate hike was included in the Authority’s 2023-24 $16.9 million budget, passed in August and recently approved by the state. The current hike comes in the wake of […]
Sewerage Authority To Drop Covid Waste Test
A program run by the Sewerage Authority to try to track Covid outbreaks in the township will end in the next several weeks. Sewerage Authority executive director Joe Danielsen told the authority’s Board of Commissioners on November 1 that the program did not produce any meaningful results. The program, similar to others in larger cities, […]
Sewer Rates To Rise 13 Percent Over Next Two Years
The costs of planned capital projects will force a 13 percent hike in the annual fees for customers of the Franklin Township Sewerage Authority over the next two years, with the bulk of that increase to take effect in November. The Authority’s Board of Commissioners on October 4 approved a request for the increase by […]
Sewerage Authority Races To Fix Imperiled Line
The Franklin Township Sewerage Authority is rushing to fix what could become a major problem in the northwest portion of the township. A sewer line break on January 15 along Weston Canal Road turned out to be a portent for more trouble with that line, Authority interim Executive Director Joe Danielsen told the commission members. […]
