Campanelli Bill Creates $150k Deficit
Proposed 40 B housing sewer permit to be denied until bill paid.
Residents may be asked to address a $154,000 deficit in the water and sewer department budget at the next Town Meeting, due to the failure of developer Campanelli Corporation to pay an outstanding bill for sewer capacity. The unpaid bill has thrown the water and sewer enterprise account out of balance, and the state has now refused to ratify the town’s tax rate for the coming year. Selectmen expressed their displeasure at the unforeseen development at Thursday’s joint meeting of the finance committee, water and sewer commission, and the board, saying the current request for a sewer permit for Campanelli’s proposed Chapter 40 B housing project on East Main Street will be denied unless the developer comes up with the money. “We need to …
