By Representative Turner of Dennis and Senator O'Leary, joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3955) of Cleon H. Turner and Robert A. O'Leary (by vote of the town) that the town of Brewster be authorized to incur certain debt in anticipation of water betterment assessments.  Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Cleon H. Turner

Robert A. O'Leary

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to water betterment in the town of Brewster.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the Town of Brewster, pursuant to its water betterment program and in anticipation of full reimbursement through the assessment of betterments, may incur debt, within the limit of indebtedness set by section 10, chapter 44 of the general laws and for no longer than twenty years, in the amount of all costs incurred for supplying town water to property along private ways. The town shall not incur this indebtedness unless it has first been authorized by no less than a two-thirds’ vote at an annual or special town meeting.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.