Special Town Meeting - 2023 Sewer Siphon Project

Exeter Special Town Warrant - 2023

To the inhabitants of the Town of Exeter, in the County of Rockingham, in the said state, qualified to vote in Town affairs:

First Session

You are hereby notified that the first session (the Deliberative Session) of the Special Town Meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 beginning at 7:00 pm at the Town Hall, 9 Front Street, Exeter, NH. The first session will consist of explanation, discussion and debate of the following warrant article, and will also afford voters who are present the opportunity to propose, debate and adopt amendments to the warrant article.

Second Session

The second session of the Special Town Meeting, to vote on the special warrant article as it may have been amended at the first session, will be held on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at the Talbot Gymnasium at the Tuck Learning Center, 30 Linden Street, Exeter, NH. Polls for voting by official ballot will open at 7:00 am and close at 8:00 pm.

Special Article 1 - Installation of Two 12 Inch Siphons from Jady Hill to Main Pump Station, $3,500,000

To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of three million, five hundred thousand, and zero dollars ($3,500,000) for the purpose of installation of two 12 inch siphons from Jady Hill to the Main Pump Station, and to authorize the Select Board to enter into a loan agreement of up to $3,500,000 through New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Clean Water State Revolving Fund for this purpose. The loan will be repaid as follows: a 10% forgiven by agreement with NHDES. and $3,150,000 sewer fees over 10 years. (Estimated Tax Impact: no tax impact, sewer funds plus 10% loan forgiveness.)
(3/5 ballot vote required for approval.) Recommended by the Select Board 5-0.

Read the full warrant and associated budget in the supporting documents section of this page.