Sewer fees could go up 60 cents per 100 cubic feet of water usage next year.
The Water Pollution Control Authority will hold a public hearing on the proposed increase at 7 p.m. tonight in the Erlingheuser Room at city hall. The authority currently charges $2.65 per 100 cubic feet of water use, plus a $50 surcharge feet. The proposed rate is $3.25, plus the same $50 fee.
The proposal would also set the rate for residents not connected to city water at $275 per family unit, plus the $50 surcharge fee.
The fee increase is not associated with the $52 million upgrade to the city’s waste water treatment plant.
The bills will be due Sept. 1, 2009. Payments can be made to the Ansonia WPCA at city hall at 253 Main St., or by mail to Ansonia WPCA, P.O. Box 178, Ansonia CT 06401.
Also, the Ansonia tax collector announced that motor vehicle and property tax bills are due July 1, and can be paid until the end of July. The payments can be mailed to:
Ansonia Tax Collector
P O Box 253
Ansonia, CT 06401
Payments may also be made in person between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:30 pm Monday through Wednesday and Friday and 8:00 am to 6:30 pm on Thursday at the Tax Collector’s office, 253 Main Street.
Taxpayers who have not received a bill should contact the tax office for a duplicate bill since failure to receive a bill does not invalidate the tax and respective penalties should the account become delinquent.
Unpaid taxes will be considered delinquent in August, and interest will be charged from the original date of July 1. Interest is charged at a rate of 18% per year, $2.00 minimum in accordance with the provisions of C.G.S. Sec 12 – 146
All real estate and personal property taxes under $100.00 are payable in a single installment.
