Article Number _________

Selectboard

Town Hall

54 Marion Road

Wareham, MA 02571

 

We the undersigned petition the Board of Selectmen to add and act on the following Article to the Warrant of the Spring 2023 Town Meeting.

 

Warrant Article:

To see if the Town will exercise its right under Section 1.51 of Contract 2022-001 to terminate the contract titled Low Pressure Sewer Force Main and further that Town consider all options to repair the gravity sewer lines on Wankinquoah Ave, Murphy St, Barnes St, Pleasant St, and Bayview Ave, or to do or act in any manner relative thereto. 

Motion:

I Move that the Town exercise its right under Section 1.51 of Contract 2022-001 to terminate the contract titled Installation of Low-Pressure Sewer Force Main and further that Town consider all options to repair the gravity sewer lines on Wankinquoah Ave, Murphy St, Barnes St, Pleasant St, and Bayview Ave, or to do or act in any manner relative thereto. 

 

Explanation:

In Article 15 of the Spring 2022 Town Meeting Sewer Director, Mr Guy Campina, clearly stated that the Grinder Pump project installation costs, ownership of pumps, as well as costs of grinder pump service and repairs would be covered by the Town of Wareham public sewer funds and be at no cost to the homeowner. To quote, when Sewer Director Guy Campina was asked "Will there be an increased cost per household to cover this moving into the future?" Mr. Campina stated "Presently we will pay for this project out of our budget and we will pay for the next project out of our budget. Regarding the future I can't make any promises, we do have a 50% increase that you will see next year." Mr. Campina also stated "And we are hoping to continue this as a model for the entire town... "

The Town of Wareham Sewer Director and commissioners have now stated several times at Sewer Commissioners meetings that the cost of upgrading homeowners electrical panels, excavation cost to hook up to the grinder pumps and electricity costs are to be borne by the homeowner. They are now saying that each homeowner will have to own the pump installed by the town. This is not what was voted for in Article 15 of Spring 2022 Town Meeting that funded Contract 2022-001, and this is not what the undersigned taxpayers of the town wanted. The taxpayers would like the town to repair the existing gravity fed sewer lines.

 

Submitting by __Jean Welch and all

Street Address: ___6 Ruggles St. Wareham, MA