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Early estimates indicate that residential customers tied into Freeport’s sewage system will see their monthly bill jump from about $50 to about $90 in order to build the borough’s new sewage treatment plant. That estimate was given Monday, when Freeport Council approved a bond issue to help finance its planned
Freeport needs a new sewage treatment plant and up to 
$8.5 million to close a funding gap to pay for it. On Monday night, borough council will consider an ordinance that states how a bond will be funded. “What has to happen is that it has to go to the
Freeport is starting 2023 with a 15% hike in real estate taxes. The owner of a home assessed at $40,000 will pay $80 more in borough real estate taxes, from $520 in 2022 to $600 in 2023, borough officials said. “Council agreed to raise taxes because revenue has been flat
With the congressional passage of the federal 2023 spending bill, Freeport secured $1.5 million to help pay for its new sewage treatment plant estimated to cost $16.9 million. The Freeport project was included in the $1.7 trillion Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2023. Both the U.S. Senate and House passed the
Freeport officials will float a bond to pay for a $5.9 million financing shortfall for the new sewage treatment plant. Council approved a letter of engagement with Piper Sandler, a national bond underwriting firm, at this week’s council meeting. The action came after a presentation by Chris Shelby of Piper