Attend the meeting on Monday, October 5 to get answers to these questions from September 28 and have your own questions answered.

 

Funding

Where did the funding come from for this project?

Are the developers paying for part of this project?

 

Cost of Project

How will the project costs be contained?

How are adequate contingencies built into the project budget?

If there are budget overruns, will the scope change to control costs?

How were Phase 1 and Phase 2 determined?

 

Project Design

Will the work in each Phase be done in sections?

What is the timing of future phases?

Who decides where the laterals go?

How will the west side of Main Street be serviced?

Is this open-cut construction?

How deep are the mains?

What if we encounter bedrock?

Will there be enough capacity for everyone to hook up?

Will any private property need to be expropriated for this project, for sidewalks etc.?

Will there be any properties hooked up off the trail?

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By-law

When does the by-law take effect?

Will hook-up be mandatory?

What happens if the hook-up is optional, and everyone opts out?

What happens when we sell the house?

Some properties are on wells – will they be required to hook-up to town water as part of this process?

 

Taxes

Will this project result in increased taxes?

If your home never receives servicing, will it eventually result in a tax increase anyway?

 

Condition of your current septic

What if our septic is failing right now and we have to replace it?

Who decides on the condition of our current septic system?

Where do we obtain our septic records?

 

Traffic, Parking, Buses

What is the parking plan when we cannot access our driveway?

How will the school buses be managed?

When and how will boulevards be rehabititated?

 

Hook-up

Which plumbers can we use?

Do you need a permit to do this work?

How long does it take to hook up from the road?  How long could we be without running water?

Is a multi-house discount possible?

What are the options/cost to decommission our septic system?

What if there is a sewer backup?

Most septics are in rear yards not front. How are you supposed to “re-plumb” your basement in order for gravity to work. Will this mean ripping up your basement floor? 

What if our property is higher than street level? Will lift pumps be necessary?

 

Other

Lions’ Park – when will it be reopened?

When will the trucking of sewage from Erin Glen be finished?

What is the status of the chillers?