News

May 28, 2024

To the Membership: Ronnie Goldstein, Norm Allaire, and I attended the Sharon Select Board meeting tonight, where the topic was water usage and billing. It is clear that the Town is looking to defray the rising cost of water filtration and usage and we are a high consumption organization. No final decision was made tonight, but it is clear that we will incur higher fees, possibly as high as the residential rate. It was discussed that the increase be incremental over a 3-5 year period, or possibly creating a new higher fee based on a set dollar amount instead of usage. Until that decision is made later this summer, we are safe from any undue rate increases. It does appear evident, though, that we are once again under some scrutiny, especially in regards to how and how much we water. That being said, we need to adhere vigilantly to the HAND-HELD WATERING rule. Both the Water Department and the Select Board voiced the expectation that there would be no unattended watering, and no flooding of plots. It is an uncomfortable coincidence that this hearing is less than a month after the vote to estimate the cost of moving the garden to Lakeview Street. The Rec Department has agreed to share any information going forward, and I will share that with you here as it comes.

Nancy

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