1999-03-01-TE-Warrant-and-1999-03-22-STM-and-ATM-Warrants

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ARTICLE 27 SANITARY SEWERS To see if the Town will vote to install sewer mains and sewerage systems and replacements thereof in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may determine, subject to the assessment of betterments or otherwise, in accordance with Chapter 504 of the Acts of 1897, and acts in addition thereto and in amendment thereof, or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for such installation and land acquisition and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy,by transfer from available funds, including any special sewer funds, by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; authorize the Selectmen to apply for, accept, expend and borrow in anticipation of federal and state aid for such sewer projects; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: $300,000 DESCRIPTION: This request is for$300,000 to complete the fourth phase of a five-phase program to connect the remaining unsewered dwellings to the sewer system. Recently the State has made requirements for existing and replacement on-site sewerage disposal systems much stricter under the so-called Title V requirements. These new regulations require strict visual inspection of the existing components of an on-site system and strict liquid testing of an existing system when a dwelling is sold. All of Lexington is presently sewered by the Town's Sewer Collection system except for 29 street segments. This project will sewer two street segments and install 4650' of sewer pipeline. ARTICLE 28 WATER MAINS To see if the Town will vote to install new water mains and replace or clean and line existing water mains in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may determine, subject to the assessment of betterments or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for such installation and land acquisition and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy,by transfer from available funds, including any special water funds, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; authorize the Selectmen to apply for, accept, expend and borrow in anticipation of federal and state aid for such projects; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: $315,000 20