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Needham working group clarifies stormwater utility language, fees and low-impact development credits

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Drafters debated whether to codify the town’s existing stormwater utility in the proposed bylaw, how to record the authority to charge fees, and whether to include provisions for low-impact development credits or abatements.

Town of Needham’s stormwater working group discussed whether to include the town’s existing stormwater utility explicitly in the draft bylaw, how to describe the authority to charge a stormwater fee and whether to include low-impact development (LID) incentives or abatements.

Several members said the town has already begun charging a stormwater assessment and suggested the bylaw language should be…

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