Residents get more info on sewer sale
BUTLER TWP — About 25 people gathered Thursday evening at a public forum to discuss the potential sale of the local sewage system.
Officials from Butler Area Sewer Authority, which runs the sewer system; the Pennsylvania American Water Company, which is looking to buy it; and Butler Township and the city of Butler, answered questions about the proposed sale. Most of the people there were residents of Butler and Butler Township, who voiced their opinions on the sale and its repercussions.
Among those residents was Michael Braunstein, of Butler Township, who sees the sale as a potential improvement.
The forum provided Braunstein the opportunity to ask what the township might do with the money from the sale, and he also voiced his concerns over the sewage system’s aging infrastructure.
“Unfortunately, it is going to cost — they’re talking about putting our rates up,” he said. “Somewhere along the line, they’ll even show you over there how old the pipes are. It’s not just here, it’s everywhere.”
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