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Special Legislation Other Town Actions <br /> In order to allow the types of payment plans and lower At the same time, the Town must take several actions to <br /> interest rates that are discussed earlier,Town Meeting support the project and ensure eligibility for the financing <br /> must petition for special legislation to: options described previously. Falmouth crust: <br /> •Separate the concurrent terms for borrowing and sewer •Adopt the final Comprehensive Wastewater Manage- <br /> bettertnents ment Plan <br /> •Adopt a betterment payment schedule that allows •Adopt land use controls and nutrient management <br /> homeowners to make fixed annual payments (rather bylaws limiting growth in sewer areas <br /> than variable payments) •Accept certain provisions of the Massachusetts General <br /> •Split charges evenly among annual tax bills Laws to allow eligible senior citizens to defer sewer bet- <br /> •Charge a 2.5% interest rate (rather than 5%) terment payments and sewer use charges <br /> •Create a sewer revenue fiend for debt service payments <br /> Photo by Kathy Sharp Frisbee cp2010 <br /> Project Summary Committee Members <br /> Learning More about the Project Virginia Valiela, Chairman <br /> Over the next few months, representatives from the Peter Boyer, Vice-chairman <br /> Committee will be meeting with community groups and Doug Brown; Patricia Favulli <br /> neighborhood associations to present details about the George Heufelder <br /> CWMP financing options. The Committee plans to Priscilla Moor <br /> present a report to the Board of Selectmen in September Stephen Rafferty <br /> and November to request that the Town Meeting petition Eric Turkington <br /> John Waterbury <br /> for special legislation. Stephen Fassett (Finance Committee liaison) <br /> For More Information Gerald Potamis (Wastewater Superintendent, <br /> Visit the project website at: DPW Staff Technical Liaison) <br /> www.falmouthwastewaterprojects.org Interested in receiving project updates <br /> Contact Peter Boyer, Committee Vice-chairman at: and meeting notices? <br /> peterboyer@verizon.net <br /> Email Rebecca Economos at: <br /> reconomos@cbuilding.or <br /> This fact sheet was created in partnership with the Consensus Building Institute (CBI),a non-profit organization based <br /> in Cambridge, MA,recognized globally as a leader in the field of stakeholder engagement and dispute resolution. <br /> www.cbuilding.orgIIIE <br /> iWing lnsSpte <br /> 0 • • tl tl / tl • I / / I ® / <br />