Payment Plan Presentation Delayed a Month

A presentation regarding the feasibility of payment plans for tap-in fees did not happen as expected at Tuesday night's Cecil Township Municipal Authority meeting.

Authority Manager Dennis Bell said minutes before the meeting began that the presentation about whether or not to offer payment plans for tap-in fees would instead happen at the board's March meeting.

He explained that only three authority members were in attendance on Tuesday—and that Chairman Don Gennuso, who was absent, wanted the presentation to be made before the entire board.

Gennuso and authority member Leslie Peters volunteered last month to investigate the matter after requests were made about the matter from both residents and state Rep. Jesse White, D-Cecil.

White last month even threatened to oppose any future sewage expansion projects the authority embarks upon if payment plans are not offered.

In other business Tuesday, the board voted to refinance a 2006 bond to take advantage of low interest rates.

A representative from the board's financial management firm said the authority would likely see a net savings of at least $350,000—although a figure of almost $500,000 was quoted as the maximum.