The “fee in lieu” system was introduced after the ordinance was adopted in 2019 to address ongoing issues with follow-through ...

It includes the replacement of main public sewer pipes and also requires residents to replace their private laterals — pipes beneath homes and within property lines — if they fail a borough ...

Even as one sewer and water line replacement project is completed ... repaired or replaced more than 40 defective sewer laterals in the public right of way, abandoned 500 feet of inaccessible ...