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For over 25 years, residents in Pender County paid advance tap fees—sometimes hundreds of dollars—to reserve future water hookups they never received. As of June, 1,552 people have paid, many still relying on unsafe well water contaminated with PFAS chemicals. The county claims these were binding contracts without delivery timelines, but now faces mounting pressure to refund payments—or risk losing public trust. A potential refund option exists, but it comes with a catch: if you take your money back now, you’ll pay thousands more later when pipes finally arrive. With costs soaring and funding uncertain, the county’s stuck between honoring past promises and building a future that actually delivers clean water.

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