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Dear Editor:

RE: Erin wastewater, Nov. 5.

It is not surprising that Mayor Alls repeatedly proclaims the benefits of the wastewater project for Erin village and Hillsburgh. People are worried about its costs.

It is a necessary project. Think about all the septic systems on too-small lots. The ground must be totally contaminated.

Still, people must be scared stiff at all the unknowns which could cause unknown cost overruns during construction. Will all the Town of Erin taxpayers have to chip in to pay for these unknowns? Will development really fund development? Will the feds and province give the town enough grants to pay for it?

Will the town get the project to the “shovel-ready” stage to qualify for post-COVID vaccine infrastructure grants which we can be sure the feds and province will start throwing around to get the economy rolling again?

Mayor Alls, please don’t bother us with letters to the editor until you have answers to these questions.

Jane Vandervliet, Erin