North East Borough Holding Public Hearing on Amending Sewer Rate Ordinances

The Borough of North East hereby gives notice that the Borough Council for the Borough of North East, Erie County, Pennsylvania, at its regular meeting for the month of December on December 5, 2016 commencing at 7:00 p.m. prevailing time at the Borough Hall, 31 West Main Street, North East, PA 16428, will conduct a public hearing upon the proposed Water and Sewer Rate Ordinances set forth herein below and thereafter consider said Ordinances.

Amendments to Ordinance 980

Ordinance amending ordinance no. 980 establishing water rates, be it ordained and enacted by the Borough of North East, and it is hereby ordained and enacted by authority of the same as follows:

SECTION 1: Section 2 – Water Rates, is amended by deletion of the existing section, which shall remain effective through March 31, 2017 and substitution therefore, the following as of April 1, 2017:

SECTION 2: WATER RATES 2.1 The water rate charged to and payable by water rate customers of and from April 1, 2017 is and shall be $3.41 per 100 cubic feet ($4.56 per 1,000 gallons). The minimum billing for each water rate customer per billing period after April 1, 2017 shall be for 500 cubic feet, or 3,740 gallons, notwithstanding that the metered consumption is less than 500 cubic feet or 3,740 gallons.

SECTION 2: Except as specifically amended herein, all provisions of Ordinance No. 980 shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 3: The within ordinance shall be effective immediately with the subject rate change effective as of the date set forth.

Amendments to Ordinance 981

Also ordinance amending ordinance no. 981 establishing sewer rates, be it ordained and enacted by the Borough of North East, and it is hereby ordained and enacted by authority of the same as follows:

Ordinance No. 981 is hereby amended as follows:

SECTION 1: Subsections 2.1; 2.1.1, 2.1.2; and 2.1.3 as well as Subsection 2.2 are hereby amended effective March 31, 2017 by deletion of the said subsections and substitution therefore, the following as of April 1, 2017.

SEWER RATES 2.1 The sewer rate charged to and payable by each sewer rate customer, except the Township of and from April 1, 2017 shall equal the sum total of the following: 2.1.1 Flow Charge: $3.21 x flow (total measured in gallons) ÷ 1,000; Plus 2.1.2 BOD Charge: $0.58 x BOD (concentration measured in parts per million) x flow (measured in million gallons) x 8.34; Plus 2.1.3 TSS Charge: $0.40 x TSS (concentration measured in parts per million) x flow (measured in million gallons) x 8.34. 2.2 The sewer rates charged to and payable by the Township of and from April 1, 2017 shall be calculated as set forth in Section 2.1 above and then multiplied by the factor, 1.00.

SECTION 2: Except as specifically amended herein, all provisions of Ordinance No. 981 shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 3: The within Ordinance shall be effective immediately with the subject rate change effective as of the date set forth.

William L. Rogers, Borough Manager