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Cohasset seeks $2.5 million in bonding for water tower maintenance and lake-area sewer work
Summary
Cohasset councilors asked the Capital Investment Committee for $2.5 million in bonding for water tower maintenance and the first phases of water/sewer work near Pakegama Lake to replace failing septic systems and protect lake water quality.
Cohasset officials told the committee House File 2,178 requests $2.5 million in bonding to support a water-tower maintenance project and water/sewer infrastructure near Pakegama Lake.
Council testimony said Cohasset is a transition community with a large energy facility (Boswell Energy Center) and that local infrastructure must be updated to support residential and business development. Officials cited failing septic systems along Pakegama Lake and said some lots are too small for new systems, creating a risk of contamination to the lake. The project request includes funding for water-tower maintenance and initial phases of sewer extension designed to replace failing private septic systems.
Presenters said the city previously planned to have larger private economic development pay for these improvements but that development did not materialize; they asked the committee to consider the bonding request to begin phases 1 and 2 of the lake-area sewer project. Committee members did not record a vote at the hearing; the request remains part of the committee record for further consideration.
