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Each
household pays for a number of utilities, including
electric, gas, telephone, etc. Two additional utilities
are for water (West View Water Authority) and sewage (Alcosan,
which stands for Allegheny County Sanitary Authority).
The water and sewage bills are charged to the home owner
directly. The sewage usage based on the amount of water
used (therefore, if you use a lot of water in one
billing period, your sewage bill will be higher than if
you used less water).
When
private property owners fail to pay their Alcosan bills,
the Borough is obligated to pay Alcosan and then collect
the delinquent charges from the property owners. These
delinquencies are paid with taxpayer monies. This is a
large drain on Borough finances and interferes with
other good purpose to which we could put these dollars.
The
Borough has contracted with Jordan Tax Service to
collect delinquent sewage charges. The delinquent
sewage invoice is based on information supplied by
Alcosan.
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