Correction

Hickory Haven pays its own way

According to Cindy Wright, who served as president of the Hickory Haven Homeowners’ Association for about 15 years, the information presented in the previous post was incorrect.

Property owners in Hickory Haven, Sammary Forest and on Whippoorwill Lane, approximately 56 homes, were charged a total of $112,000 to connect to the Tuckahoe Creek Service District water line. Homeowners pay an additional $60.29 on each bimonthly water bill to pay off that charge until May, 2010.

The private system that was created when these homes were built, about 40 years ago, was functioning well, but had been abandoned by its original owner and was being operated by the homeowners. Connection to the TCSD water line helped the county by providing users on a line that needed frequent flushing to prevent the water in the under used lines from becoming stale.
Because the water system was already in place, the county needed to make a single connection betweeen the TCSD lines and the exisitng system.
Business owners in Centerville, in contrast, must pay all costs to connect their property to TCSD lines.

These property owners pay the full ad valorem tax, currently 23 cents per $100 of assessed valuation even though they have water service only.