Sewer project languishes

Sewer project languishes

EDITOR:

In 2003, the Canfield Township trustees secured a Community Development Block Grant to provide sanitary sewer to the LMI (lower to middle income) area of Summit Drive, under the direction of Chairman William Reese.

In 2008 we wrote to the Canfield trustees regarding the fact that they had not completed their project as it was nonfunctional and that we, the LMI residents, were unable to secure our free tap-in which was included in the original application. We contacted the county special projects administrator and qualified for the RLF tap in assistance program. But, due to the fact that this project is now over six years old and with the trustees continuing failure to prioritize its completion, the RLF program funds are now depleted. We will again face severe financial hardship with the future cost of the sewer hook ups.

It’s interesting to see that our township dollars will be spent on sanitary sewer for a non-essential concession stand in the new Township Park.

PHILIP and LINDA MAGYAR

Canfield

X The letter was also signed by Dominic and Janice Lattanzio, Howard and Mary Santilli, Meryl McKnight, Harry Rymer and Glenn McKnight.