Wasted water and lost revenue could be the grounds for a lawsuit filed by the city of Saint John against Rothesay; however, that eventuality would come only as a last resort.
Deputy Mayor Shelley Rinehart explains the Rothesay’s sudden 2011 decision to switch K-Park and Hastings Cove from the city water system to that of the town was a breach of contract.
She tells CHSJ News problems with the dead-end infrastructure and water quality have arisen ever since switch. The large pipe to K-Park–built to service a larger number of residents–was filling with stagnant water and now needs to be drained off regularly, wasting untold liters of water.
Rinehart says Saint John is asking to extend the one-year statute of limitations to file legal action, until counsellors from both municipalities can meet and work out a solution.She says while neither municipality wants to go to court a viable solution must nevertheless be reached.
Lawsuit Against Town Of Rothesay A Possibility
