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SERVICE DIS, <br />Advantages <br />• Applied equally in designated areas <br />• No staf j requirement for collection and tracking <br />• Eliminates or lessens impacts of "ability to <br />pay" and non-payment issues <br />Disadvantages <br />• Increases tax rate in the designated areas <br />• Must be approved by towns if the area extends <br />into corporate limits <br />�.e <br />Advantages <br />• Direct payment for inspection service <br />• Can be structured for size and complexity of <br />systems <br />• Can be collected through tax mailings <br />• If an annual fee is chosen, the cost of the <br />service can be spread over many years <br />Disadvantages <br />• Some citizens who benefit from the program <br />don't pay (towns' water consumers) <br />• Collection/non-payment issues can be a <br />headache if E. H. staff bills and collects <br />• Ability to pay is not an automatic consideration <br />