"Harry K" wrote in message
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Sounds to me they have violated whatever open meeting laws exist there.
Looks like they did all kind a things in closed meetings. Something
to check into as that could send the entire thing back to square one.

It could have been an issue with regards to the Board of Health where they
could have determined:
1) Sub-par soil conditions for septic systems
2) Several houses may have failing systems or systems that may likely fail
in the near future
3) Homeowner remediation efforts would not adequately solve the problem
(i.e. a newly engineered system requires more square footage than is
available on the property)

In short, they may have come to the conclusion that there is a public health
hazard and the fix is for a public sewer system. A vote is not necessary to
correct a public health hazard. I would make a visit to city hall and check
with the Board of Health to see what their data says for your neighborhood.

While you're there, you might as well check the Planning Board or Building
Dept to see if there are any proposed housing or commercial developments
that would benefit from this public sewer system.

-al sung
Rapid Realm Technology, Inc.
Hopkinton, MA