The Cumberland County Utilities Authority is on the verge of a sewer deal that would enrich investors in a Louisiana private equity firm but hit sewer ratepayers in Bridgeton, Upper Deerfield, Hopewell, Deerfield and Fairfield with unnecessarily high private sewer rates for years to come.
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Several CCUA commissioners met privately with Bernhard Capital Partners, without informing the rest and the CCUA executive director.
With scant notice, they arranged for a BCP presentation at the May meeting, then pushed for issue of a Request for Qualifications. The one issued seems tailored to fit BCP. Its submission deadline is June 15. This deal could be done in less than one month.
The pro-BCP commissioners are trying to remedy a problem that does not exist.
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