Committee members voted one in favor and six opposed, with one abstention.
Article 3 seeks $1,357,223 to be spent by the sewer commissioners for operation of the sewer department. That includes the use of $50,000 in sewer retained earnings to offset an increase to sewer usersâ rates.
The article also calls for $148,315 to be transferred to the general operating budget to offset Sewer Enterprise indirect expenses. All totaled, Article 3 seeks $1,505,538 for sewer-related issues in the coming year.
Before discussion on Article 3 was opened at the meeting, chairwoman Mary Jane Mastrangelo read a statement of her position, which reflected her ongoing efforts to mitigate against large rate increases for Buzzards Bay sewer users.