Halifax

Water & Sewer Community Steering Committee Meeting

7:00pm
- 9:00pm
Wednesday January 23 2013

We hope you can attend this important community meeting. While the meeting agenda has not yet been made available, I understand that the CBCL consultants will be presenting their analysis of:

1. The October 29 Public Open House/Charette re: community wishes and level of support for Water/Sewer services

2. Cost estimates per household if water and sewer services were extended to the Purcell's Cove area

3. Alternative servicing options and how much they would cost.

The Steering Committee is also expected to discuss the results of the survey which was mailed to area residents back in October.

Media Articles of Note:

The broader issue of HRM Water and Sewer Services has been very much in the news of late. 

Halifax Water's request for 11-16% hike in water rates:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2013/01/09/ns-halifax-water-hike.html

In the wake of Halifax Water's request for this rate hike, Council has requested an assessment of how Halifax Water is operated:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2013/01/16/ns-halifax-water-study.html

An article on the "smelly Halifax Water" problem we've all been hearing about:
http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/161763-some-halifax-water-users-fed-up-with-smell

And finally re: Armdale rotary traffic, Councillor Mosher comments on the possibility of a high-speed ferry out of Purcell's Cove:
http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/410234-no-quick-fix-for-rotary-area-traffic

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