The annual cost for debt service for each home will be $581 per year whether or not they choose to connect to the new line. The annual cost for a family of four, including both debt service and water usage, is estimated at $986.
Lucenti expected to have a better idea of the time frame for the project after meeting with Yerdon, but said the design phase would likely continue through the summer.
The Schuyler town board had voted in October to form the district that would bring water from Hinckley Reservoir to customers on Graham, Brown and Newport roads and Sky View Drive, but the decision was subject to permissive referendum and residents submitted a petition with 43 signatures to force a vote on the issue. The board set a vote for Jan. 5 to decide the matter.