157 Homes to be Assessed for Municipal Water Hook-Ups
Bayside's village government is acting as a financial conduit for four private water projects expected to occur this summer.
Bayside is allowing 157 property owners to switch from well water to city water, and providing financing for the project—expected to cost each residential property owner between $10,000 and $12,000. Currently, about 70 percent of Bayside residents have well water, either private or shared systems. For several years, Northway Water Co-op No. 1 Trustee Howard Feiges has been fighting for residents in portions of the village to get municipal water. Other water trusts—the 29-home Vista Del Mar Water Trust, eight-home Santa Monica Water Trust and 38-home Northway Water Co-op No. 2—later joined, doubling the scope of the potential project. On Thursday, the Village Board approved financing for all four water projects. Each trust volunteered to …
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