#Camden-rockport sewer

‘RE: underpayment for the first quarter of FY22 wastewater treatment fees
Camden sets May 2 deadline for Rockport sewer payment, cites pipe shutoff; Maine DEP warns Camden
Tue, 04/12/2022 - 3:30pm

ROCKPORT — Camden is demanding $146,452.72 in sewer bill payments from Rockport, with a deadline of May 2. If that is not met, Camden said it will file a claim of unjust enrichment in the Knox County District Court. The letter spelling out the terms was sent March 28 by Camden Town Manager Audra Caler to Rockport Town Manager Jon Duke, two miles away. The letter was a follow-up to decisions made March 22 by the Camden Select Board to recover payment from Rockport. See attached...
Rockport hopes for response from Camden to meet, talk about the sewer
Mon, 03/28/2022 - 11:15am

ROCKPORT — Last week, the four members of the Camden Select Board approved a motion to file in court a demand that Rockport reimburse Camden for back payments relating to sewer charges. As well, the board voted that Rockport must produce within 90 days a plan that outlines how Rockport will withdraw its dependence on the Camden sewer system. Rockport responds to Camden: ‘Doesn’t sound like cooperation between communities, it sounds like extortion’ Camden demands...
Rockport responds to Camden: ‘Doesn’t sound like cooperation between communities, it sounds like extortion’
Wed, 03/23/2022 - 1:15pm

The following public response was issued by the Rockport Select Board to Camden Select Board decisions made Monday, March 21, concerning Rockport’s outstanding sewer bills with the Town of Camden. Read: Camden demands wastewater bill payment from Rockport — or court for unjust enrichment For 30 years, Rockport and Camden worked together to solve shared wastewater issues. For the last several years, prior to entering into a new agreement, Rockport asked Camden to...
90 days to produce a cessation plan from the Camden system, or flow pipe gets turned off
Camden demands wastewater bill payment from Rockport — or court for unjust enrichment
Tue, 03/22/2022 - 8:15am

CAMDEN — Relations between Camden and Rockport took a dive Monday evening when the Camden Select Board voted unanimously to notify Rockport its back payments for assessed sewer bills are due, and to produce within 90 days a plan that outlines how Rockport will withdraw its dependence on the Camden sewer system. Towards the end of a regularly scheduled March 21 meeting, Town Manager Audra Caler described the current impasse as, “a fundamental misalignment of values and needs.” In addition to...