Suffield sewer authority renews capacity for 316 units on South Main Street
Authority also tables a disputed $12,000 assessment; Stony Brook project bidding expected this fall or winter
SUFFIELD - The Suffield Water Pollution Control Authority on Oct. 13 renewed sewer capacity for two South Main Street properties totaling 316 units, according to draft minutes posted Oct. 21. The authority approved 300 units at 156 South Main Street, with one member abstaining, and 16 units at 140 South Main Street, four with one bedroom and 12 with two, unanimously.
The authority also tabled for a month a proposed $12,000 sewer benefit assessment on a Hickory Street home. At a hearing earlier that night, the owner, who bought the house in October 2025, asked why the charge was directed to him rather than the previous owner. The minutes say members wanted more information before deciding.
On the Stony Brook sewer project, a representative of the authority's engineering firm, Woodard & Curran, said final design documents were expected shortly, with bidding anticipated this fall or winter and construction in 2027, the minutes show.
One of the authority's seven members was absent. The minutes are not official until the authority accepts them at a later meeting.
Source: Suffield WPCA regular meeting minutes, Oct. 13, 2026 (https://www.suffieldct.gov/fs/resource-manager/view/e9557ab8-1be7-404b-a61a-2c04cea3442a); Suffield WPCA public hearing minutes, Oct. 13, 2026 (https://www.suffieldct.gov/fs/resource-manager/view/6f7192ae-bf01-4594-9265-03952abd66de).
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