Since securing our status as a municipal village within the town of Colchester, Vermont, we are now faced with issues surrounding equal access to resources provided to other municipalities specifically, wholesale water rates. 

 

As a municipality within the Champlain Water District (CWD), We seek the same wholesale water rate that is offered to all other municipalities serviced by CWD. We hope to receive the same services at this wholesale rate in order to maintain our water infrastructure and reinvest the excess funds currently going to CWD back into the Westbury Village itself. 

 

Westbury Village has a larger population than 50 towns in Vermont and is the first new Vermont municipal village formed in over 70 years. Residents take pride in their network of  4.6 miles of roads that form the 19 streets in the Village, the 250 homes each owned by the family who occupies it, and most profoundly the 7.5 miles of water pipe distributing potable water to each home.

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This year, Westbury Village was denied the wholesale water rate despite our status as a municipality and our continuous conversations with CWD. In an attempt to assert our right to equal access to the municipal rate, we are committed to expanding our network and outreach to community members, hoping to sway public opinion to aid us in this fight for equity against the selective decision by Champlain Water with its abundance of resources.