As previously reported, Niverville’s town council hosted a meeting on January 18 with residents and business community members to discuss a plan to bring town water to Main Street. Property owners in the affected areas are on the hook for $600,000 of the total bill, based on the length of their frontage. An additional $1.3 million is covered by a grant from the Building Canada Fund and the Town of Niverville.
At that meeting, there emerged some confusion about whether or not the frontage fee includes the cost of hooking up individual properties to the main line. While the consulting engineer indicated that the hookup fee was included, it has since been confirmed that the hookup will, in fact, be an additional cost.
“That line from the main line to the business or home, that is not part of the cost,” says Mayor Myron Dyck, adding that the main line will include curb stops to which property owners can connect. “The owner will be responsible for digging and the length of pipe from the curb stop to the home or business.”
Dyck says there is still concern among some property owners as to how the cost is being distributed. “Some business owners want the chance to speak with council, and we have invited them for the purpose of hearing them to see what suggestions may come forward.”
Council has not yet set a policy stating whether hooking up to town water will be mandatory.
