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Board says homeowner at 22 Anthony will be billed after contractor removed town sewer panel
Summary
The board discussed an incident in which a contractor removed a town sewer control panel at 22 Anthony; town said it will replace the panel now and bill the homeowner (estimated ~$5,000), with unpaid balances placed on tax bills as a levy if necessary.
Board members reviewed a private-property incident at 22 Anthony Street where a contractor removed a town sewer control panel that the chair said was properly marked as town property. The chair said the control panel was replaced immediately and the town will bill the homeowner for the emergency repair; he estimated the panel replacement at roughly $5,000 and said unpaid amounts above a threshold can be placed on the property tax bill as a levy.
One board member asked that the board review documentation before charging the homeowner; the chair said the Baldwin bill for the emergency pump will appear in the next abstract and that the replacement panel arrived today. The board discussed the standard process: emergency repairs go on the sewer fund initially and the town will later seek reimbursement from the private owner, with long-standing procedures to add uncollected costs to property tax bills.
