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Jasmine Wright | Mar 13, 2024 6:36 pm
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ANSONIA – Members of Ansonia’s Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA)want answers about the potential sale of the city’s wastewater assets.
In a meeting on March 6, board members said they’re being kept in the dark about the sale of the wastewater system they supervise.
“We haven’t been told anything about this sale, any information. Who’s looking to buy it, who’s coming to look at it, what kind of prices. Officially, technically, we’re completely out of the loop,” board member and Alderman Dan King said.
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Jasmine Wright | Feb 21, 2024 5:20 pm
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ANSONIA – Ansonia’s sewers may soon be privatized, following a vote by the Aldermen to negotiate its sale with the largest water utility company in Connecticut.
On Tues. Feb. 13, the Aldermen voted to enter into negotiations with Aquarion to sell the Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) wastewater treatment facility on North Division St. to Aquarion, a subsidiary of Eversource Energy, currently controls the public water supply for around sixty towns in Connecticut, including Seymour and Beacon Falls.
An appraisal by ScottMadden Inc. last October placed the value of the WPCA at $54 million, though it said its fair market value may be anywhere from $40 million to $71 million.
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Jasmine Wright | Jan 11, 2024 3:52 pm
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A screen shot from the meeting.
The Ansonia Board of Aldermen met virtually on Tuesday (Jan. 8). Here’s a few highlights:
WPCA Sale: Inching Forward
Last month, the Aldermen voted to put the WPCA – the sewer system – up for sale.
According to Ansonia City Corporation Counsel John Marini, a walkthrough on Jan. 4 attracted at least one bidder, though no proposals have yet been received.
Qualified firms have until Tuesday, Jan. 16 to submit proposals.
A legal notice was posted by the city last month, which can be read here.
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Jean Falbo-Sosnovich | Dec 22, 2023 5:43 am
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Photo from the City of Ansonia Facebook page
ANSONIA — The Ansonia Board of Aldermen held its monthly meeting Dec. 12. Here’s a few highlights:
Fire Trucks Ordered, Long Wait To Arrive
* The board unanimously voted to authorize the Ansonia Fire Department to order three new firetrucks, and to waive the bidding process. The firetrucks‑a rescue truck ($1.5 million), a ladder truck ($2.5 million) and an engine truck ($1.2 million)-were part of an overall $10.8 million public safety improvement package that voters approved on Nov. 7.
A ton of citywide improvements were actually part of a much larger, $132.6 million package in borrowing that voters approved Nov. 7. The board’s vote on Dec. 12 was necessary to allow the fire department to get the trucks in the ordering process, since they’re going to take some 36 – 44 months before they’re on the road, according to Aldermanic President Josh Shuart.
