Franklyn Carlson, co-owner of Carlson Orchards, confirmed today that Carlson’s cider-making operation is being moved to Leominster.
At a rare summer Town Meeting Thursday evening, attendees approved a request to borrow an additional $540,385 so the town can begin work this fall on a sewer system that will serve the businesses, homes, churches, and municipal buildings in the center of town.
With a turnout estimated at close to 200, after a detailed presentation by Town Administrator Tim Bragan and supporting statements from Selectmen and the Finance Committee, and only a few comments, none of which were negative, voters unanimously approved borrowing an additional $540,385 to fund construction of a sewer system to serve public and private properties in the center of Harvard.
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The Finance Committee voted tonight to support the request before tomorrow's Special Town Meeting to borrow an additional $540,385 to pay for the town center sewer system authorized by voters in 2009.
If Town Meeting voters approve the additional borrowing that Harvard needs to upgrade its water treatment plant and extend its sewer to 74 private and municipal properties in the center of town, the annual cost of financing the project for the average taxpayer will be an additional $6 to $8 per year.
The town is predicting a 9 percent increase to the betterment fees town center property owners will be charged to cover their share of the cost to upgrade the town's failed Massachusetts Avenue wastewater plant and extend its sewer lines if a Town Meeting vote Thursday night passes.
Selectmen voted unanimously this week to convene a rare summer Town Meeting later this month to seek voter approval to borrow an additional half-million dollars from a state revolving fund in order to begin construction of the long-awaited town center sewer system.
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