HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973 02-08 Maplewood Will Discuss Water Availability Charge DISPATCH Maplewood Will Discuss
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Maplewood council- p e r s o n constructs
men will discuss at a buildingafter March 1 WACewhard proposes a proposed for 1973.
charge of $150 be
7:30 p.m. public hearing and wants to hook up to paid also — to help pay Without such a charge
tonight at Hillside Ju- a municipal water sys- for large water mains to new development, the
nior High School, 2051 E. tern, he must pay a WAC installed for future de- impact upon the proper-
Larpenteur A v e., the charge for future water velopment. Commercial ty tax would be- substan
possibility of institutinng system construction. and industrial new de- tial if needed improve
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a w a t e r availability The WAC charge will v e 1 o p m e n t would be ments are to be made.
charge to all new con- help absorb the non-as- charged more, in most Officials estimate new
struction on or after sessable portion of the ca:zs improvements to the wa
March 1. new water costs, which Officials estimate that ter system will total $18
Present village policy otherwise would fall to the WAC charge will million over the next 20
calls for any new build- all village taxpayers. r a i s e approximately years.
ing construction to be Village officials said $125,000 a 'year. This Village off i c i a 1 s
assessed 45 per cent of they , will discuss the compares with an esti- stressed the point that
the cost, with the rest of WAC charge because of mated $80.000 per year the WAC charge will not
the village taxpayers ab- proposed $1.7-m i 11 i o n .which would be required be assessed until the
sorbing the remaining 55 major water improve- to retire bonds for the new builder a c t u al I y
per cent of new water ments in Maplewood. non-assessable portion hooks up to the water
construction. The p r e s e n t single- of t h e improvements system.
Village officials have family hookup charge to
proposed that all new a water main already in
construction be charged is $5 paid to the City of
a special water availa- St. Paul, which supplies
bility charge (WAC) to Maplewood with water.
pay for future costs of
areas not yet developed.
In other words, if a