Joint RSD Meeting Notes, May 23, 2023 – Helmsburg and Brown County Regional Sewer Districts (RSDs)

Public Hearing July 8, 2023.  The required Public Hearing regarding the applications for funding remains scheduled for Saturday, July 8, 2023, from 10-12, Brown County Fairgrounds. Copies of the Preliminary Reports (PERs) are available online and will be available in hard copy – location to be identified and published in the Democrat. Online copies and supporting documentation.

Public Hearing – Outline of the Process

Questions?   Citizens can provide questions in advance, can ask questions at the hearing, or submit their questions in writing on the day of the hearing.  Responses are to be provided within 5 days of the Hearing.  Questions and responses become part of the record and can serve as the basis for any requests to state and federal officials for any further review.

The PERs (application for funding) are derived from the BCRSD Wastewater Strategic Plan. This plan also included a  Watershed Study (appendix B). The plan and study are also summarized in two – online videos. https://browncountyregionalsewerdistrict.wordpress.com/strategic-plan/

Let your voice be heard. Unlike other county strategic plans that must include public meetings and a vote to approve by elected officials, the BCRSD plan and study WERE NOT required to be presented at a public meeting. Consequently, citizens were not allowed the opportunity to comment. The Public Hearing will provide citizens the opportunity to ask their questions and voice any concerns.

I will continue to share my questions and concerns in the following link: BCRSD Sewer Expansion Project on “Trial” – For The Record