Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Council Approves Resolution to Create Sewer Disctict

Plattsburgh Town Council approved a resolution Monday night to create the Cumberland Head Sewer District.


The expected vote makes room for opponents to get signatures on a petition. The Press Republican reports that it will take five percent of the property owners in the proposed district to put the issue to a permissive-referendum vote and the petition has to be submitted within 30 days of the resolutions adoption. Several people spoke against the district as previous council meetings. Council members said they voted for the district for several reasons including the concern that the federal government would mandate a sewer system and that people would have a chance to vote on the sewer system.