The Sweden Town Board has convened a committee of the board and interested citizens to take a look at possible grant/loan programs that would bring water district expansion projects to properties currently without access to public water.
The most important part of the committee’s work now is to gather comprehensive information about well water issues in the town. In October, a survey will be mailed to all residents who do not have public water. The town has also set up an on-line survey option at www.surveymonkey.com/r/swedenwater. Residents can participate on-line or return the paper survey by mail.
The town board urges all residents on private wells to complete the survey and return it by Monday, November 7. Grant/loan opportunities generally require information that is contained in the survey. Without public participation in the survey, it will be difficult to pursue grants/loans.
The survey asks questions about the quality and quantity of water, whether wells have gone dry, whether they have been found to contain contaminants. The survey also asks a very general question about household income – that information is used to qualify for certain funding opportunities.
The public will be kept up-to-date on the committee’s progress through the Snapshots newsletter (delivered quarterly inside the Suburban News) and on the town website at www.townofsweden.org.
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