Whenever the Town appropriates funds to extend
a water main into an area to be used in whole or in part for industrial
or commercial purposes, or an area used or zoned for residential purposes,
each owner of property abutting such extension shall reimburse the
Town for a proportionate share of the cost to the Town of such extension;
provided, however, that such reimbursement may be waived whenever
the Town and the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
concur in determining the need for such extension in response to a
community pollution problem, within the purview of the Connecticut
General Statutes.
A public hearing on any assessment under this
article shall be provided and due notice will be published at least
10 days before the date scheduled for such hearing, in a newspaper
having general circulation in the Town, and a copy of such notice,
signed by the Town Clerk, shall be mailed to the owner of each property
affected thereby.
The owner of any property so assessed may appeal
to the courts from the valuation of his assessment in accordance with
and subject to the limitations of C.G.S. § 7-137c.
The Board of Selectmen shall determine the amount
of each assessment levied pursuant to this article and may allow assessments
to be paid in installments over a period of years, with interest on
any outstanding balance as determined by the Board. In determining
the amount of any assessment, the Board may consider area, frontage,
grand list valuation, actual and permitted use, and other relevant
factors. Any such assessment shall be a lien against the property
affected, and the Board of Selectmen shall cause a certificate of
lien for each such assessment to be lodged with the Town Clerk as
provided by the Connecticut General Statutes. Any installment of principal
or interest due upon any such assessment which is not paid shall bear
interest, until paid, at the maximum rate then permitted by law.