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Voters defeat $28.54 million Western Long Pond sewer appropriation; selectmen said vote preserves eligibility for future funding
Summary
A proposed $28.54 million loan-funded sewer project for the western shore of Long Pond failed at Town Meeting; selectmen explained the town voted down the appropriation to avoid committing to a project before a funding plan was ready while remaining on the state priority list.
Lakeville voters on May 12, 2008 rejected a proposed $28,540,000 appropriation to finance a sewer project serving shoreline properties on the western side of Long Pond.
Why it matters: The sewer project was presented as a large borrowing authorization to construct a sewer system for shorefront communities. Passing such an article would have authorized borrowing, potential Department of Environmental Protection…
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