State ex rel. Waterbury Development Co. v. Witten

The two propositions of law propounded by appellant in this cause are that: (1) municipalities may adopt ordinances providing for tap-in charges for water services subject only to the qualification that such fees “must be fair and reasonable and bear a substantial relationship to the cost involved in providing service to the landowners”; (2) a municipality is not prohibited from levying a charge on new single family dwellings to provide funds for expanded recreational facilities made necessary by population growth.

Appellant indicates in her brief that the rationale for the water tap fee…