Daily News | Proposed $1.1 billion sale of Bucks sewer system to Aqua Pa. draws a crowd at first ‘open house’
went public on Tuesday with a pair of “open house” events to discuss the move toward privatization.
“I’m concerned about a corporate takeover of a public utility,” said Kara Raymond of Doylestown, who held a “Stop the Sewer Sale” pamphlet during an hour-long question and answer session. “People are here to ask questions and let there feelings be known. People aren’t here for a corporate presentation.”state in 2016 passed new rules
But customers who attended Tuesday’s event and criticized the sale said ratepayers would pay higher rates to allow Aqua to recover the purchase cost. BCWSA’s current residential sewer rate of about $48 a month compares to“I see no benefit to the customers of the authority,” said Randy Scott, a retiree from Warrington. “There isn’t any benefit here. There is nothing they have proposed that they can’t do themselves without selling the system. And we lose local control.
“You can’t obligate a future elected official, so there’s no guarantee that rate stabilization would happen,” said Luber, whose township sold its municipal system to BCWSA three years ago for $16.4 million after rejecting a higher offer from Aqua. He said the township is exploring ways to retake ownership of its system if BCWSA agrees to sell.
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