DEERFIELD — The Select Board plans to recommend that voters take no action on a special Town Meeting article pertaining to a sewer bylaw.
The article asks voters to revoke a section of town bylaws and allow “funding capital improvement of the public sewers through means other than assessment of sewer use fees …”
The special Town Meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Frontier Regional School, with the annual town meeting
Some residents have said they dislike the wording of the article. They worry its approval could force them to pay for a sewer system they do not use, through taxes. The system has always been funded through sewer fees.
Interim Town Administrator Douglas C. Finn said there has been discussion about establishing a committee to explore options related to sewer upgrades and maintenance. He said an article cannot be withdrawn once published on a Town Meeting warrant.
Select Board member Carolyn Shores Ness said she supports taking no action on the article because she believes it is premature.