If you’re a Niverville resident whose home or business is not yet connected to the municipal water service, town council wants to hear from you.
On March 1, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., the Town of Niverville will be hosting an open house at the Niverville Community Resource and Recreation Centre to gather feedback and answer questions.
“The Town of Niverville is holding this open house because it is exploring the interest of affected ratepayers in installing water mains in the core of town where they currently do not exist,” says Cyrus Reimer, director of communications for the town. “Currently, the town is eligible for provincial grants which would cover 50 percent of the total cost of the project. However, even with these grants, there would still be a substantial increase in property taxes to affected ratepayers if this project is to go forward.”
The open house will provide residents with information on the total cost of the project and how it would financially affect each homeowner. As well, town staff will be on hand to discuss the benefits of connecting to the municipal water supply.
“The Town hopes that it can collect the opinions of affected homeowners to see if there is a substantial number of homeowners interested in pursuing it,” Reimer adds. “To be clear, the Town of Niverville will only move forward with this project if there is substantial buy-in from affected ratepayers. The Town cannot accurately gauge if there is substantial support for or against this proposed project unless a substantial number of affected ratepayers attend and share their opinions.”
According to CAO Eric King, there are approximately 700 households in the community that still get their water from independent wells.
