Read Article JAY — The Select Board will hold a public hearing May 10 on sewer rates before setting the rate for 2021-22 that would go into effect July 1. The hearing will be held at 6 p.m. at Spruce Mountain Elementary School gym. It will be followed by a regular selectpersons’ meeting. The sewer bill year runs from July 1 to June 30, 2022. Related Since then the board has worked to gradually increase the rate to cover 100% of the operation and maintenance of the Jay Sewer Department. The debt service for the department is paid through general taxation. Currently, any operation and maintenance costs not covered by sewer users is paid for through general taxation, as is debt service.