Village moves ahead with proposal calling for $3,500 lateral fees

The Fredonia Village Board has directed the public works director to move forward with a plan that, if approved, would assess 13 homeowners $3,500 each for the village to line the laterals that connect their homes to the main sewer line.

Lining the laterals is necessary, officials say, to reduce the amount of “clear water” seeping into the village storm sewer system through cracks and joints in sewer lines around the village.