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Residents of Maine town fear rising sewer bills will force them to move
Vassalboro residents frustrated about an incoming increase to their quarterly sewer bills are demanding answers from the local sanitary district, with some calling on the state to step in.
The Vassalboro Sanitary District, an entity that operates independently from the town, serves roughly 220 customers, Treasurer Rebecca Goodrich said. It completed a multimillion-dollar project in 2020 that pumps wastewater to Winslow for treatment at the Kennebec Sanitary Treatment District in Waterville.
The district held a public hearing Nov. 9, during which customers were told their sewer bills would increase 60 percent in January 2024. A 5-percent increase will begin in January 2025 for the next four years, according to a notice advertising the meeting.