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State
Rep. Jaret Gibbons |
  
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Gibbons bill prevents premature sewer fees
HARRISBURG, July 1 – State Rep. Jaret Gibbons, D-Lawrence/Beaver/Butler, recently introduced legislation that would prevent municipalities and authorities from imposing sewer-related fees on property owners before their property is physically connected to the sanitary sewer system.
"A number of our local communities are involved in various infrastructure and sanitary sewer projects," Gibbons said. "During these production phases, many property owners have been assessed repeated monthly fees for the new sanitary sewer system before ever being connected. Property owners feel that is unfair."
Gibbons' bill (H.B. 2693) would prevent municipalities from imposing fees on a property before the property is connected to a municipal or community sanitary sewer system and fully operational.
"My bill provides a simple solution," he said. "It's simply nonsensical for people to pay for a service they are not receiving."
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