Center, Summit townships may challenge BASA sale
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Municipalities do not benefit from $231.5M deal
Supervisors of Center and Summit townships will vote on whether to object to the pending $231.5 million sale of Butler Area Sewer Authority to Pennsylvania American Water Company.
Their consent would authorize the municipalities’ solicitors to file objections to the sale with the Public Utility Commission over the potential financial burden the sale could create. The sale is awaiting the commission’s approval.
Center Township Supervisor Don Pringle said the sale disregards the financial strain on BASA customers in municipalities that will not receive a share of the money from the sale.
