By Lisa Capobianco Staff Reporter Town officials are planning for a sanitary and sewer pump station on Welch Road—an expansion project that would enhance the Southington’s economic development if approved by voters during referendum this fall. The goal of the project is to provide sanitary sewer service to the northwest section of town, promoting economic development in large areas that are currently undeveloped. The project also allows the final one-third of North Ridge Estates to be connected to public sewer, said local developer Mark Lovley, who is building 94 homes on the North Ridge Golf Club, LLC which he owns. According to the recent meeting minutes of the Sewer Committee, the project calls for a proposed pump station located on the south side of Welch Road, within an easement on property that Lovley will provide the town. Residents of Welch Road and two other streets just below the golf driving range who are currently on a septic system will not be required to connect to the public sewer, provided that they have a functioning septic system, according to the Engineering Department. The project is estimated to cost around $2.6 million, which Town Manager Garry Brumback has requested in his Capital [...]
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