Official touts BASA vote on potential sale
BUTLER TWP -— Butler’s city engineer attended Tuesday’s Butler Area Sewer Authority board of directors meeting to support a vote last month that moves the sale of the authority one step closer to fruition.
Joe Gray, who also is a business owner in the city, commended the board for voting in December to allow Pennsylvania American Water Company 60 days to estimate the value of BASA’s sewer system and assets for a potential sale.
The board in December voted 3-2 in favor of a confidentiality agreement submitted by PAWC that allows the company 60 days to asses the system’s value.
While the vote does not bind BASA to a sale of the sewer system, the board could consider the sale to PAWC or any other potential buyer, according to Mike Hnath, BASA solicitor.
The potential sale of the sewer system has been a controversial issue, with residents and elected officials from all areas covered by the system advocating for and against selling.
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