Wareham Selectmen host sewer tie-in primer
Wareham Selectmen host sewer tie-in primer
Selectmen hosted a sewer tie-in primer before a packed Town Hall auditorium Tuesday.
The betterment fee seemed to be uppermost on the minds of residents in attendance. It requires users to pay anywhere from $2,000 to $4,000 to tie in to the sewer system depending on their section of town.
Even if residents choose to continue using their septic systems they still have to pay the betterment fee. Many residents were unhappy about this, pointing out that septic systems can last more than 25 years, and that it doesn’t make sense to abandon a working system.
The betterment fee averages out to $15,000 over 20 years, paid by the property owner, or about $750 per year, per residence. This was determined by dividing the betterment by the amount of homes in the area. The areas affected include Mayflower Ridge, Oakdale, Cromesett, Rose Point, Parkwood, Weweantic Shores, and Agawam Beach.
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