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Taunton DPW grants petition for low‑pressure sewer to serve Dolan Circle and Deep Pond Farm
Summary
The Department of Public Works approved a petition to install a roughly 1,513‑foot, 3‑inch low‑pressure sewer main to serve Dolan Circle and Deep Pond Farm; the applicant will fund the work and homeowners will be given stubs with no immediate betterment assessments, and the engineer must coordinate stub locations with property owners and DPW.
The Taunton Department of Public Works on March 11 granted a petition to extend a low‑pressure sewer main down Dolan Circle to serve Deep Pond Farm and adjacent residences.
DPW recommended approval in a written letter that described a proposed 3‑inch low‑pressure main starting at an existing manhole at the intersection of Dolan Circle and Middleborough Avenue and continuing approximately 1,513 linear feet to Map 96 Lot 84 (the farm). The petition comes at the request of North County Group on behalf of property owner George Ghazal of Deep Pond Farm.
Engineer Rami Sidani and the applicant explained the design: the low‑pressure main will provide a stub at each property on Dolan Circle and Margaret Road so property owners can connect in the future. DPW Assistant Commissioner Tony Abru said the work will be built to city standards, inspected daily by municipal inspectors, and utilities will be located through DigSafe before excavation.
The DPW letter and staff confirmed that no betterment assessments will be charged to property owners who receive a stub. (Transcript records contain inconsistent phrasing about whether that reflects city funding; see clarifying details.) The applicant confirmed the project is privately funded, and later stated his personal investment in the sewer extension is about $2,300,000.
Councilors asked about timing and impacts. The contractor estimated the principal sewer installation would take several weeks; traffic details and staged construction would be used so residents retain driveway access. The DPW said stubs will be coordinated with property owners so stubs align with existing septic outflows for future tie‑ins.
Councilor Sanders moved to open public input; no members of the public spoke. The council granted the petition with the stipulation that the engineer coordinate service connection locations with property owners and that DPW approve stub locations. The motion passed by vote.
The DPW letter (signed by DPW Commissioner Fred Cornelia) and plans are on file at the Department of Public Works office, 90 Ingalls Street. Residents were told they may contact the city later to request a tie‑in; tie‑in work is a separate application and fee through the city’s permitting process.
