More details from town staff in Saugeen Shores when it comes to the approximate cost to property owners for new sewers north of the river in Southampton.
The town Engineering Department says residential ratepayers will pay over 89 hundred dollars to have their properties connected to the proposed system, and non-residential property owners will pay over 14 thousand.
Why the difference?
Chief Administrative Officer Larry Allison says it’s all because residential properties are usually smaller than ones used for other purposes.
He says connection size and the amount of land in question are the reasons for the different costs.
Residential properties don’t create as much sewage, and they don’t take up as much land.
Allison says a complicated set of calculations are used to determine the overall cost through various funding sources and the projected flow from residential and non-residential users.
The town is still waiting for approval from the Minister of the Environment for the Environmental Assessment on the over 20 million dollar project that still needs final approval from council as well.
In the meantime, affected property owners will be getting further information on construction plans and the status of the proposal in their mailboxes shortly.