Somerset water and sewer rates rise 5% for FY27. The Water and Sewer Commission voted unanimously, with members Bednarik, Lima and Cateret all in favor, to raise usage rates to $665 per 1,000 gallons for water and $745 for sewer and to lift the annual base fee from $100 to $105.
Somerset's North Planning Committee unanimously deferred a 750-home hybrid planning application for land east of Bower Lane in Bridgewater, refusing to endorse the officer recommendation to approve the scheme pending a renegotiation of Section 106 obligations.
The Somerset Planning Board approved a stormwater permit for the former Brayton Point power plant site and pushed a Taco Bell review to August.
Somerset planning committee defers Westbury sub-Mendip housing proposal a second time, orders independent road safety audit.
Somerset Zoning Board defers ruling on Riverside Avenue battery storage facility, extends deadline to September 30.
Somerset Finance Committee approves all fiscal year 2026 year-end transfers in five unanimous votes.
The Somerset Conservation Commission continued a hearing on a Main Street addition, pool and dock project to August 10, citing unanswered state comments.
Somerset Finance Committee delays fiscal 2026 year-end transfers over documentation concerns.
Somerset's Economic Development Committee tabled a vote on rezoning the Slade's Ferry area, delaying action on a draft that would raise allowed density from eight to as much as 17.5 units per acre.
Somerset's Water and Sewer Commission grapples with a mysterious storm-driven sewer surge and an open meeting law complaint.
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