Sewer Betterment By-law

Article 31
It was moved and seconded to amend the General By-Laws by adding Section 4.3-Sewer Betterments, to Article 8 as follows:
 

"Upon the petition of a least seventy-five (75%) of the property owners abutting a public way or a private way that has been in existence for five years, seeking the construction of a sewer extension in the way, with each ownership-entity counting as one petitioner, the Board of Selectmen shall construct a sewer in that way, provided that constructing a sewer in any other way, as determined by the Board of Selectmen and Town Engineer and the owners served by the project shall be assessed fifty percent (50%) of the cost of the project, rather than one hundred percent (100%) provided that; (1) the project shall be undertaken only if the cost of the project does not exceed twenty-five (25%) of the total amount allocated from the bond authorization for sewer construction projects for that particular fiscal year; (2) if the way is a private way, all of the property owners having an easement or ownership interest in the way grant utility and temporary construction easements or waive damages for the taking of utility and temporary construction easements in the way; and (3) petitions are submitted in a time not to inhibit over-all sewerage planning, as determined by the Board of Selectmen."