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Board approves final sewer benefit assessments for Evergreen-area project
Summary
The Board of Selectmen accepted the WPCA’s final benefit assessments for a multi-street sewer project that totals $3,647,666.08, setting a per-property amortized assessment of $29,898.90 over 19 years and establishing the billing schedule beginning July 1, 2026.
The Board of Selectmen voted March 25 to accept final benefit assessments for a multi-street sewer project advanced by the Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA).
Brian Thompson, WPCA general manager, told the board the project originated with a neighborhood petition dating to about 2000, was revisited in 2020 and proceeded through design and construction. Thompson said final project costs total $3,647,666.08, including $59,855 for design and borings, $90,710 paid as cross-country easement compensation, $159,225 for engineering inspection, and roughly $3.33 million for construction. “Taking that 3.6 and dividing it by a 122, the assessment… is $29,898.90 per property,” Thompson said.
Thompson explained billing and amortization: the assessments will be amortized over 19 years, with the first bill levied July 1, 2026 and divided into four interest-free quarterly coupons for the first year; thereafter the municipal bond interest (3.5 percent) will be applied to the outstanding balance. He described deferred assessments for properties more than 250 feet from the main sewer and how deferred items may be activated as supplemental assessments when a property owner later chooses to connect.
During public comment, resident Hirose Asada asked for clarification about the first-year coupons and when interest begins; Thompson reiterated that the first annual bill is divided into four interest-free quarterly payments and interest is applied beginning the second year based on outstanding balance. Resident Richard Minnick pressed the WPCA on petition procedures, asking how signatures from 20 years earlier could still be counted; Thompson described the 2020 Zoom summary meeting, a two-week window to add or rescind names, and roll-call verification at the time. Thompson offered to review petition files and spreadsheets with residents in his office for additional detail.
The board moved to accept the final assessments as presented. Members noted the public process that led to the project and that individual residents can meet with WPCA staff for detailed breakdowns. The WPCA will proceed with billing and collections under the described amortization schedule.
