AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE MASSACHUSETTS WATER RESOURCES AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SEWER SERVICES TO A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND IN THE TOWN OF SHARON
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to authorize the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply sewer services to certain parcels of land in the town of Sharon, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Subject to receipt of all approvals required under section 2 and following satisfaction of all procedures adopted by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, including the payment to the authority of an entrance fee, the authority may provide sewer services through the town of Walpole to the property located in the town of Sharon, consisting of approximately 3.07 acres of land currently owned by Optima Hospitality Group LLC located at the intersection of state highway route 1, General Edwards highway, and High Plain street, which is more particularly described by the Sharon board of assessors as lots 2R and 4R General Edwards highway and identified on Sharon assessors map 116 as lots 4 and 5, which property is currently under contract for sale to Lang’s Century Services, Inc. or its nominee, successor or assignee; provided, however, that discharges shall not exceed 10,000 gallons per day unless an additional volume is approved by the authority. The authority may allow the property to be used and serviced by the sewer system to the same extent as parcels of property located within the district currently served by the authority. All costs and expenses incurred for engineering, design and construction, inclusive of all supervision, labor, equipment and materials, relative to the sewer tie-in shall be paid by Lang’s Century Services, Inc. or its nominee, successor or assignee.
SECTION 2. The sewer connection to the town of Walpole’s infrastructure and the provision of sewer services by the authority for any discharges shall commence only after the authority’s board of directors has voted to approve the connection after having first made the findings set forth in paragraph (c) of section 8 of chapter 372 of the acts of 1984 and having made such other determinations in accordance with applicable policies of the authority and after all required approvals have been received including, as applicable, the approval of the community of origin, transporting community, all other local and state regulatory bodies where required and the authority’s advisory board.
Approved, November 6, 2025.