According to a July 18th Middletown Press article, “Members of the Mattabassett District’s board of directors expressed equal measures of exasperation and frustration Monday with a proposed revision that would allow Middletown to join the regional sewer district.”
The article states, however, that an appearance at the board meeting by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) commissioner and two local legislators helped keep the atmosphere calm.
During the 2011 regular legislative session, the legislature approved Special Act 11-15, which allows Middletown to join the Mattabassett District (and thereby close its own plant). The district currently consists of Berlin, Cromwell, and New Britain. The article reports that some board members from these town felt as though they were left out of the legislative process.
At stake if the board rejects Middletown’s joining is greater cost for all concerned. “But if the board accepts the proposal, Middletown will close its aging plant and come in with Berlin, Cromwell, New Britain and the Metropolitan District Commission to help defray the cost of the Mattabassett upgrade,” according to the article.
