Butler Township Commissioners enter confidentiality agreement with PAWC
BUTLER TWP — Township commissioners voted Monday to enter a confidentiality agreement with Pennsylvania American Water Company, meaning certain discussions about the potential sale of the Butler Area Sewer Authority will remain under wraps.
Township solicitor Rebecca Black said this means that offers made by PAWC in the purchase of the Butler Area Sewer Authority will be kept between the commissioners, the sewer authority and PAWC.
“This agreement is for when information comes from Pennsylvania American Water with an offer, that’s it,” she said. “If the township is going to be in a position to consent or object to or oppose the potential agreement, they have to be aware of what the specifics are with that agreement and be educated.”
On Dec. 14, BASA’s board of directors approved an agreement, giving PAWC 60 days to estimate the value of its sewer system and assets and submit it to the board for consideration of a potential sale.
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