Vermont § 301 - Existing Water and Sewer Departments

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§ 301. Existing Water and Sewer Departments

  • (a) The municipal water system taken over from the former Village of Richford and any
    additions thereto shall be maintained separate from all other departments of the Town,
    and all rents and revenue therefrom not necessary for current expenditures therefore
    shall be placed in a special fund, no part of which may be used for any other purpose. (b) The municipal sewage system, not including the separate storm drain pipe lines, taken
    over from the former Village of Richford and all extensions thereto shall be maintained
    separate from all other departments of the Town, and all rents and revenues therefrom
    not necessary for current expenditures therefore shall be placed in a special fund,
    no part of which may be used for any other purpose. (c) All costs required to support the municipal Water and Sewer Departments shall be assessed
    against the properties receiving said service, at a rate to be determined by the Selectboard.
    Any unpaid assessment shall be a lien as provided in Title 24 of the Vermont Statutes
    Annotated. (Added 1997, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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