New water district planned in Cape Vincent

TOWN OF CAPE VINCENT, New York (WWNY) — A new water district is proposed for the town of Cape Vincent. Town officials hope to provide affordable water to around 80 additional users.

“We’re at the baseline stages of it right now. We’re just getting into exploring funding,” said Cape Vincent Town Supervisor Paul Aubertine.

It would be the town’s ninth water district and would bring clean municipal water to folks along Stony Point Road and Lisa Drive. It was folks along those roads who got the ball rolling on the proposal.

“We were petitioned by residents out on Stony Point and Lisa Drive, I want to say a year maybe two ago, to explore looking into a potential District 9,” said Aubertine.

Several residents along the road currently use shore well pumps to run water through their homes, which can be expensive to maintain.

The town supervisor says each of the town’s water districts cost residents a maximum of $800 annually, depending on how much water is used.

What could make or break this proposal is if the town gets federal and state funding to afford the project construction. Otherwise, the cost will come back on town residents.

“A water district like this isn’t something we want to do to people, we want to do it for them,” said Aubertine.

Aubertine says the town is working to finalize a proposal for the project, and residents will have a say in the process as an eventual permissive referendum or mandatory referendum will be held.

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