RCTA will sponsor a candidates forum on October 19 and October 29 from 6:00PM-9:00PM
The October 19th forum will be telecast Thursday, October 22nd at 7:30PM.
The October 29th forum will be telecast Monday, November 2nd at 7:30PM.
Please down the Meet the Candidates file for more info on each candidate and office.
Here is a PDF file that explains why water and sewer rates went up.
July 8, 2009
Fosters
ROCHESTER — Councilors unanimously agreed to borrow up to $6.325 million for two separate projects — a new water treatment plant and well in the city and construction on Washington Street — with the provision nearly half the cost would be offset by federal stimulus funds.
On June 2 and 16, councilors approved the two projects during the regular meeting and a workshop, respectively, but city officials were not aware the N.H. Department of Environmental Services decided to administer both as state loans, with part of the cost offset by federal funds before the first payment on the loans need to be made, according to City Manager John Scruton.
As a result of Tuesday’s meeting, the council rescinded the two previous approvals to seek state and federal funds, but allowed the city’s proposals to go before Gov. John Lynch and the Executive Council July 15.
June 18, 2009
Fosters
ROCHESTER — Beyond passing the fiscal year 2010 budget Tuesday night, the City Council also approved water and sewer rates for the upcoming year and accepted grant money for the $2.4 million Neighborhood Stabilization Project.
June 12, 2009
Fosters
Rochester has to bite the bullet on this one.
Little in life is free. Neither the air we breathe, the energy with which we control the climate in our homes, the land on which we live, nor the water we use and dispose.
Rochester residents can expect a boost in their water and sewer rates next month. The city’s Utility Advisory Board has recommended a hike in rates each year for the next six years. It is not a minor increase either. Sewer rates are already running ahead of water rates. The proposal made by the UAB would see the sewer rate jump 8 percent and the cost of water rise 3.8 percent.
It costs more to let the water run down the drain or flush it than it does to buy it — and it appears the gap will continue to increase.
Taxes are rising and so, too, are fees. Water and sewer fees are most obvious of all and affects residents and businesses throughout the city.