A reader writes: “About 10% of people in town decided they had faulty septic systems..So now all of us have to pay out all this money to have sewers installed…They just sent me a letter from some group of lawyers telling me I had to sign a Right of Way easement agreement by Nov. 7th or I would have to pay extra to connect to the main sewer line, they said I would need a grinder pump on my property..They had a diagram of where the easement would be and it is all solid rock in that area and they would never be able to dig there…On the other side of property they would be able to dig…Now if I signed this thing and they found out it was a mistake where they had the easement what happens…A lot of us are older people living on social security and can not afford these extra costs…I think there are certain people in town who will gain financially by putting in this sewer system…What recourse do I have….We dont even want this system..Our septics are in perfect condition…”

You don’t say whether it is the town who is demanding the easement, or a homeowners’ or neighborhood association, or some other private group. If it is the town, unfortunately, that old saying “you can’t fight City Hall” evolved for a reason. While in reality you can (more…)