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Edgecomb selectmen on Monday discussed an increase in the town’s wastewater bill of $3.84 per 300 cubic feet.

Edgecomb has its own sewer system but is a customer of the Wiscasset system because Wiscasset receives Edgecomb’s wastewater.

Edgecomb residents currently pay sewer fees of $27.36 per 300 cubic feet to their town and have since 2011. Edgecomb collects the payments from its users and sends the total amount to Wiscasset.

Under the terms of an earlier agreement, the town of Edgecomb is charged the same amount as residents of Wiscasset. Rates were raised in July to $31.20 per 300 cubic feet for Wiscasset users, so Edgecomb is now faced with supplementing the difference between the amount paid to it by its residents and the amount billed to it by Wiscasset. The amount represents a 14% increase in the rate billed to Edgecomb.

Wiscasset Water District Superintendent Chris Cossette told the Boothbay Register, “Because Edgecomb collects the payments from its users, the town needs to supplement the difference between the amount collected and the amount billed to it.”

Selectmen agreed to invite Cossette to their next meeting on Monday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. to discuss the rate increase. A public hearing will also be scheduled, with a tentative date of Nov. 18.

Also at Monday’s meeting, Selectman Mike Smith reported on his conversation with ReVision concerning a possible solar installation. Either the school or the fire station are candidates and ReVision will examine electric bills for both to determine usage before visiting a site.

Fire Chief Roy Potter reported all roads are clear after the recent storm and power has been restored throughout town. According to Potter, department personnel logged 64 man hours as a result of the storm. Potter was named deputy 911 addressing officer.

Potter raised a concern about enforcement of the town’s fireworks ordinance. The state enacted the law, but enforcement is unclear. Potter asked selectmen to revisit who should be enforcing the ordinance, saying, “If no one is enforcing it, we shouldn’t have a fireworks ordinance in Edgecomb.”

Smith announced a tentative date of Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. at Edgecomb Eddy School for a town question and answer meeting to identify things the town needs to accomplish.