Mount Hope Supervisor Paul Rickard shared a long list of sewer plant operational improvements under his helm with Hidden Valley residents at a Nov. 14 public meeting.
Hidden Valley, a suburban-style housing development off Guymard Turnpike, is home to more than 100 single-family houses and the only municipal sewer plant in town.
When Rickard took office in January, he was told the sewer system was on the verge of a major failure and that a significant loan was available to purchase new membranes to relieve the overburdened plant.
“I thought it was important to first get a handle on what really was happening,” said Rickard at the meeting. One of his first moves was hiring Jason Pitingaro, who specializes in wastewater treatment and previously worked on the Hidden Valley plant, as the town engineer….