The Board of Selectmen, Town of Simsbury, is hereby empowered to administer
the planning, construction and financing of water mains within the town and,
subject to the provisions of this article, the Board may take all necessary
or desirable actions in connection with such extensions, including the levying
and collection of assessments pursuant to Section 7-137c of the General Statutes
of Connecticut, Revision of 1958, as amended from time to time (the General
Statutes).
In the case of any assessment to be levied pursuant to this article,
pursuant to Section 7-141 of the General Statutes, notice of the time and
place for a hearing upon such assessment shall be published at least 10 days
before the date thereof in a newspaper having a circulation in the town, and
a copy of such notice signed by the Town Clerk shall be mailed, by certified
mail, to the record owner of any property to be affected thereby no less than
15 days prior to the hearing date.
The owner of any property so assessed may appeal to the Superior Court
from the valuation of such owner's assessment in accordance with and
subject to the limitations of Section 7-137c of the General Statutes.
The Board of Selectmen shall determine the amount of each assessment
levied pursuant to this article. In apportioning costs, the Board may give
consideration to present or permitted use or classification of abutting property
and to any other relevant factors. Assessments may be paid in installments
over a period not exceeding 10 years as the Board shall determine. The Board
shall fix the rate of interest to be paid on the outstanding balance of said
installments, which rate of interest shall not exceed the maximum rate of
interest payable on obligations of the town. Any such assessment shall be
a lien against such property, and the Board is empowered to take all action
deemed necessary or appropriate for the recordation of such liens, including
causing a certificate of lien for each such assessment to be lodged with the
Town Clerk in the manner provided in Section 7-137d of the General Statutes.
When the Board of Selectmen has determined the amount of the assessment
to be levied, it shall file a copy thereof in the office of the Simsbury Town
Clerk, pursuant to Section 7-139 of the General Statutes. Not later than five
days after such filing, it shall cause a copy of such assessment to be published
in a newspaper having a general circulation in the town, and it shall mail,
by certified mail, a true and attested copy at such assessment to the record
owner of any property affected thereby.
Any installment payment due upon any such assessment and any interest
on the outstanding balance at such assessment which is not paid when due shall
bear interest, until paid, at the maximum rates from time to time permitted
by law for unpaid property taxes.