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County can't act until township OKs plan for Cleveland line
By Kathy Antoniotti
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published on Tuesday, Sep 16, 2008
Most agree that the residents of the Briarwood neighborhood of Richfield are paying a private utility company too much for water and sewer service.
Colleen McDevitt said that for the past eight years, she and her neighbors have been unsuccessful in finding a solution to the prices charged by Water and Sewer LLC.
If allowed to buy water from Cleveland, her family of three would see its annual water bill reduced by 80 percent, from $800 to about $160, she said.
''We have been around this bend before,'' McDevitt said. ''We have been told for a month that by the end of October, we would be getting our water from Cleveland.''
Now McDevitt said she fears that Richfield Township might back out of the deal.
Summit County Council gave first reading to legislation that would allow the extension of Cleveland waterlines to serve more than 80 homeowners in the affected area.
Council President Nick Kostandaras said they did not have a final vote on the legislation Monday night because Richfield Township trustees did not approve the measure last week as expected.
''There were a number of issues that we have,'' said township Administrator Linda Bowmer. ''We were not a party to it when it was drafted.''
The Village of Richfield approved legislation last week, said Mayor Michael Lyons.
''It's my understanding that the owner of the utility will take care of the hookup as soon as possible,'' Lyons said.
Kostandaras said the township trustees delayed approval because they want assurances that Water and Sewer LLC owner Randy Kertesz, also a housing developer who owns about 125 acres of wooded, undeveloped property in the township, will not be allowed to tie into the waterlines and arbitrarily develop the property without township approval.
''They have suffered long enough,'' Kostandaras said of the Briarwood residents.
''I want to make sure they have all the t's crossed and the i's dotted.''
Kathy Antoniotti can be reached at 330-996-3565 or kantoniotti@thebeaconjournal.com.
Most agree that the residents of the Briarwood neighborhood of Richfield are paying a private utility company too much for water and sewer service.
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Akron, OH
Posted 10:19 AM, 09/16/2008
Read closely, and be forewarned, citizens of Akron.
