A small, historic church in Reston was recently billed $6138 for sewage covering ten years. As reported in the Reston Times, the church discovered the bill when applying for a day care center expansion. Fairfax County requires all bills be payed before new permits can be granted.
The church was founded in 1863, and is now facing declining membership. Official membership is 70, but according to Cartersville Baptist Church attendance on Sundays is about 40. The daycare center would provide the church with more money and members.
Being a small church, they don’t have money to pay $6000 in a lump sum. But Fairfax Water, the agency that handles sewer bills, is considering letting the church pay in instalments. The Board of Supervisors might also wave the requirement of having zero bills before a new construction permit is issued, but only for this specific circumstance.
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