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 "municipality_id": "gx-003155",
 "municipality": "Port Hawkesbury",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "http://www.townofporthawkesbury.ca/",
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   "title": "Sewer Service Charge By-Law",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-06-25",
   "document_url": "https://townofporthawkesbury.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SEWER-SERVICE-CHARGE-BY-LAW-.pdf",
   "summary": "Sets sewer service charges for properties in the Town of Port Hawkesbury; adopted by Council 25 Jun 2019, effective 1 Apr 2019.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
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   "facts": {
    "billing_basis": "Annual sewer service charge = assessed value of property times the rate deemed required for operation and maintenance of the sewerage system"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "billing_basis": "s. 4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/port-hawkesbury/water-sewer/text-6f5550ca12e6/",
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 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/port-hawkesbury/water-sewer/"
}