Suffolk County Sewer Expansion

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK

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Suffolk County is currently in the process of expanding its sewer systems. However, the public wants to know if the benefits will outweigh the costs.  

The cost of the project in question stunned residents and legislators alike.  Representatives from the Suffolk County Department of Public Works believe hat the most feasible and cost effective method would be to focus on he areas most in need.  The primary objective would be an area of North Babylon, which would be considered the single top subarea to receive sewers in the near future.  

These improvements do not come without costs, adding the sewer system and cleaning the groundwater would cost around an extra $1300 and around $600 in maintenance fees per year.  Representatives believe that the best-case scenario would be, a 30-year bond at 2% interest and 80% of the project’s funding coming from federal, state or local sources.  An early meeting stated that the costs of this project could range from $900 million to as much as $2 billion.  

Although this project may cost a substantial amount of money, properly maintained sewer systems are an important service to ensure our health and safety.  We need to find a suitable way to maintain the recycling of the waste water in our communities.  Officials need to find the proper funding for this project because the residents are not able to pay the costs.  

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