Rocky Hill Still Facing Added MDC Charge to Cover for Hartford

ROCKY HILL, CT — A plan by Metropolitan District Commission officials to slap several towns with extra assessments to cover Hartford's financial rear end appears to have cleared a major administrative hurdle.

The MDC's finance board on Wednesday approved sending the municipal water authority's fiscal year 2018 $167.2 million budget plan — which includes the assessments in a reserve find — to a vote by the full commission, the Hartford Courant Reported.

The vote would take place in December, according to the story.

An $11 million sewer charge is factored into the budget for Hartford, according to budget documents. in December.

According to budget documents, the reserve fund charges would be:

• East Hartford, $1.8 million
• Newington, $1.4 million
• Wethersfield, $1.2 million
• Windsor, $1.3 million
• Bloomfield, $1.1 million
• Rocky Hill, $884,000
• West Hartford, $3.3 million

MDC officials contend that the reserve plan is necessary to show ratings agencies that a plan is in place to cover Hartford's costs should the city become insolvent or file for bankruptcy protection, according to the Courant story.

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