Somers retirees face $71K bills for water main, some fear losing their homes

Some Village of Somers residents say they are facing a financial burden over a water main project they never requested — and they want answers.

The Village of Somers unanimously approved a water main extension along 12th Street, running from 100th Avenue to the Post Office, at a total project cost of more than $3.5 million.

To help pay for it, the village is billing property owners along the route based on the size of their lot, at a rate of $107 per frontage foot. The bigger the lot, the bigger the bill…

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