Lunenburg Sewer Commission Flags Potential Missing Fees on Multifamily Conversions

Water · Meeting of July 14, 2026

Lunenburg Sewer Commission identifies potential gap in connection-fee collections from multifamily conversions along Mass Avenue. Vice Chairman Scott Dahl presided at the July 14 hybrid meeting, where members flagged that several properties converted from single-family to two-family use — including one development with an estimated six units — may have been assessed only a single $3,900 connection charge rather than the per-unit fee required under existing commission policy, with one member estimating the shortfall at a single development could approach $20,000 before privilege fees. The commission is scheduled to meet with town counsel the following week to determine whether bylaw language already authorizes per-unit billing or whether a warrant article for the November town meeting is needed.

Separately, members were told a Prospect Street manhole declined as unsafe by a repair crew earlier this year remains unaddressed, with staff recommending full in-kind replacement of the 15-to-18-foot-deep structure, which receives discharge from the Lemonster Road pump station.

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Source: the Water meeting of July 14, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.