CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Public comments about the proposed sewage treatment plant off Welsh Road went on for nearly an hour-and-a-half at a meeting of the township's sewer authority Monday evening.

Sewer authority members said the plans for the plant, which will cost the township an estimated $22.5 million and serve about 1,300 homes and businesses with a mandatory tap-in fee of $3,800, have been in the works since around 2015. But several residents present Monday said they had only heard about it recently through word-of-mouth.

“There seems to be a lot of miscommunications and or not clear intent to the community,” said township resident Mark Williams. “All we're asking is communicate with us clearly exactly what is going to happen, then maybe you will gain support.”

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