Municipal Sewer Reform

Revise and update the municipal codes related to water and sewer provisioning. Reforming the local utility will provide better and more reliable service with fewer breakdowns and outages.

Improve Facilities?

Improve and modernize the town's water supply and sewage handling station, increasing the capacity and reliability of these services.

Restrict Septic Tanks?

Limit the number of permits issued for septic tanks. The island's ecology can only handle a finite number of septic tanks; restricting their number protects the environment and keeps this inherent carrying capacity from being exceeded.

Provisioning

This option determines how extensively the city will provide water and sewer services. New development requires adequate services to be viable.

• Status Quo: Services are provided for all new growth on land that has been annexed by the city. This is the default policy.
• Liberal: Services are extended outside city limits, and will be provided for all new growth within a reasonable limit. Distant customers may have higher rates to help compensate for added costs.
• Restrictive: Services are provided only within a clearly defined urban service area. Any development outside the designated growth region must provide its own water and sewer from expensive wells and septic tanks.