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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2639 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1024
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Edward R. Philips
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to provide sewer services to a
certain parcel of land in the town of Sharon.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Edward R. Philips8th Norfolk1/16/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2639 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1024
By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1024) of
Edward R. Philips for legislation to authorize the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to
provide sewer services to a certain parcel of land in the town of Sharon. Environment and
Natural Resources.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5485 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to provide sewer services to a
certain parcel of land in the town of Sharon.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Subject to receipt of all approvals required under section 2 and following
2satisfaction of all procedures adopted by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority,
3including the payment to the authority of an entrance fee, the authority may provide sewer
4services through the town of Norwood to the property known and numbered as 313 and 317
5Norwood Street and 5 Edge Hill Road in the town of Sharon, consisting of approximately 3.45
6acres of land located at the intersection of Norwood street and Edge Hill road, which is more
7particularly described as Lots 1, 2 and 3 in a plan of land entitled ‘Plan of Land in Sharon,
8Mass.’ prepared by Paul N. Robinson, dated December 15, 1976, revised November 8, 1978,
9which is recorded in said registry in plan book 271, plan 995, currently owned by Peter J. 2 of 2
10Morandi, Trustee of the Morandi Family Realty Trust, u/d/t dated August 30, 2004 and recorded
11with the Norfolk county registry of deeds in book 21624, page 222, which property is currently
12under contract for sale to Sunrise Development, Inc. or its nominee, successor or assignee;
13provided, however, that discharges shall not exceed 10,000 gallons per day unless an additional
14volume is approved by the authority. The authority may allow the property to be used and
15serviced by the sewer system to the same extent as parcels of property located within the district
16currently served by the authority. All costs and expenses incurred for engineering, design and
17construction, inclusive of all supervision, labor, equipment and materials, relative to the sewer
18tie-in shall be paid by Sunrise Development, Inc, or its nominee, successor or assignee.
19 SECTION 2. The sewer connection to the town of Norwood’s infrastructure and the
20provision of sewer services by the authority for any discharges shall commence only after the
21authority’s board of directors has voted to approve the connection after having first made the
22findings set forth in paragraph (c) of section 8 of chapter 372 of the acts of 1984 and having
23made such other determinations in accordance with applicable policies of the authority and after
24all required approvals have been received including, as applicable, the approval of the
25community of origin, transporting community, all other local and state regulatory bodies where
26required and the authority’s advisory board.