I. Council Action Requested.
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To approve a Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement with Jamar, Inc. regarding the joint investigation of the feasibility, and potential development, of a wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal system that would serve Jamar, Inc.’s property and other properties and users in the vicinity.
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II. Basis for Council Action.
Council approval of this item is required because;
a. the Council has the authority to enter into contracts as the legislative body of the Town pursuant to Article II, Section 3(I) of the Charter, and
III. Issue Summary.
Please refer to the attached proposed memorandum of understanding and agreement. This represents the first step toward a public-private partnership with Martin Lippman (as Jamar, Inc.) for what would become the first of likely several decentralized wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal systems in and around North Windham.
The first step involves engaging the town’s engineers, Wright-Pierce, to coordinate and have conducted hydrogeological evaluation of an area between Lippman’s property on Route 302 and Lippman Park.
The town will be responsible for Wright-Pierce’s fees since it would have done that work to evaluate the site anyway.
Lippman will participate in the hydrogeological work since he would have to have had a site evaluator determine the suitability of his property for a private septic system.
If we determine that a public system is feasible and it is built, Lippman would be eligible to be reimbursed for a portion of his contribution based on the capacity of the public system and how much his property uses.
There are several more steps that will have to be taken before a formal agreement with all of the details can be developed (see paragraph 3 of the MOU).