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Charlton commission votes to develop policy requiring connection fee upfront for new construction
Summary
The commission voted to direct staff to draft a policy requiring payment of the $8,200 privilege/betterment fee at the time of permit for new construction; the draft will be reviewed in July and the commission targeted an August 1 effective date.
The Water Sewer Commission voted to ask staff to draft a policy requiring upfront payment of the town’s $8,200 privilege/betterment fee for new construction and certain additional connections.
Kathy Stanley, Charlton’s assessor, told the commission the $8,200 fee historically was allowed to be spread over 20 years for existing homeowners when sewer mains were installed in front of older properties. She said continued…
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