[Adopted by the Board of Selectmen 5-4-1981]
The Town of Brookfield hereby enacts this article to provide relief to elderly homeowners in the payment of sewer assessments, pursuant to the State of Connecticut Public Act 80-77.[1] Said relief may be obtained by eligible residents of the Town of Brookfield on the terms and conditions provided herein. This article is enacted for the purpose of assisting elderly homeowners with payment of the costs of their sewer assessments.
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Editor's Note: C.G.S. § 7-253a.
Any property owner who is eligible for tax relief for elderly taxpayers under the provisions of Sections 12-129b and 12-170a of the Connecticut General Statutes may apply to the Water Pollution Control Authority of the Town of Brookfield for approval of a plan of payment of such property owner's sewer assessment in a manner other than as provided under Section 7-253 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
An eligible property owner may arrange for optional methods of payment of any sewer assessments, subject to the approval of the Water Pollution Control Authority, including an option to pay only the annual charge as provided in said Section 7-253, on any deferred payments or outstanding balance of principal, provided that in any such optional method of payment, the outstanding balance of principal deferred under such optional method of payment shall become due upon any transfer of title to the property subject to such assessment or upon the death of such property owner.
Any such optional method of payment as approved by the Water Pollution Control Authority shall be subject to annual review by said Authority.