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The Board reviewed a fiscal 2027 budget that may require modest sewer-rate increases and larger water-rate adjustments to prepare for future treatment-plant bond obligations; reducing the Stormwater Enterprise Fund budget was discussed to avoid a rate increase.
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No utility rate changes were approved at this meeting, but future increases remain under review as Pepperell plans for major water and sewer costs. The Board also discussed advancing a structured plan for a Sewer District vote at Fall Town Meeting. Collection efforts recovered approximately $78,000, while aged receivables in the 90–120-day range fell from about $70,500 to $63,500.
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