[Adopted by the Board of Selectmen 5-4-1981]
The Town of Brookfield hereby enacts this article
to provide relief to elderly homeowners in the payment of sewer assessments,
pursuant to the State of Connecticut Public Act 80-77.[1] Said relief may be obtained by eligible residents of the
Town of Brookfield on the terms and conditions provided herein. This
article is enacted for the purpose of assisting elderly homeowners
with payment of the costs of their sewer assessments.
[1]
Editor's Note: C.G.S. § 7-253a.
Any property owner who is eligible for tax relief
for elderly taxpayers under the provisions of Sections 12-129b and
12-170a of the Connecticut General Statutes may apply to the Water
Pollution Control Authority of the Town of Brookfield for approval
of a plan of payment of such property owner's sewer assessment in
a manner other than as provided under Section 7-253 of the Connecticut
General Statutes.
An eligible property owner may arrange for optional
methods of payment of any sewer assessments, subject to the approval
of the Water Pollution Control Authority, including an option to pay
only the annual charge as provided in said Section 7-253, on any deferred
payments or outstanding balance of principal, provided that in any
such optional method of payment, the outstanding balance of principal
deferred under such optional method of payment shall become due upon
any transfer of title to the property subject to such assessment or
upon the death of such property owner.
Any such optional method of payment as approved
by the Water Pollution Control Authority shall be subject to annual
review by said Authority.
