We have a little project coming up with the sewer line under the Elderly Housing Complex . I don’t know all the details. I do know that stimulus money is being used or may be that’s the decision upcoming at the special town meeting. I am posting this article for one reason . If you read it you will see that Hampton wants to stop sewer service to Rye NH. Rye is saying that since Hampton used Federal monies for their system they cannot exclude anyone. I would be interested in knowing the potential impacts on Exeter if we accept the money, even a little money. We do currently provide some sewer service ourselves to homes on the Hampton line. We also provide sewer to the Stratham Industrial Park. We might have a line that extends through the Industrial Park to the Middle School. I am not sure about that line. It must be one thing to agree to a deal with your own money , but when you take Uncle Sam dough you no longer have a decision to make.
If anyone knows the answer let me know, before the special town meeting.
Here is the link.
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090410-NEWS-904100355
Another bit of info
The work under the Elderly Housng Complex on water St will ostensibly reduce or eliminate the continuing Combined Sewerage Overflows. These go into the Squamscott and then, the Ocean. Should we be hamstringing ourselves with taking Federal dollars. That is my question.
The Exeter Town Crier 