Article 45. Sewer Improvement Fund Expenditures

ARTICLE 45. To determine whether the Town will authorize the income from sewer improvement fees during the ensuing 2027 fiscal year, together with the balance of operating cash in the Sewer Improvement Fund, to be expended without further appropriation under the direction and control of the Town Manager in accordance with the Motion passed under Article 25 of the 1989 Annual Town Meeting and applicable State enabling statutes; or take any other action relative thereto.

Article Explanation

Pursuant to Article 25 of the 1989 Annual Town Meeting, this article authorizes the Town Manager to use cash on hand in the Sewer Improvement Fund (a sub-fund within the Sewer Fund) and fiscal year 2027 fees for constructing, reconstructing, and expanding the Town’s sewer lines and treatment plants, and other related facilities or reducing infiltration or inflows. Sewer improvement fees are charged to for all connections to the Town sewer system which will generate a sewage flow rate in excess of the flow rate contemplated in wastewater management plans.

Article Motion

That the Town take affirmative action on Article 45 as printed in the Warrant.