HUNTERTOWN, IND. (WOWO) Huntertown leaders are warning residents about what they describe as a developer-backed proposal that could significantly alter utility control and increase monthly bills if water and wastewater systems are transferred to Fort Wayne.
Town officials say a campaign known as “Change Huntertown Now” is promoting the transfer of utility operations away from local oversight. They argue the proposal would shift infrastructure costs away from developers and onto residential customers, potentially resulting in what they describe as rate shock, according to the Huntertown Town Council.
“Our philosophy has always been simple: growth must pay for growth,” the incumbent leadership team said, adding that current policy requires developers to fund capital and connection costs tied to new development…