Financing Water Management

Mashpee has had an approved plan for nitrogen mitigation for four years. What we haven’t had is a plan for how to pay for it. Our committee has spent a lot of time on this subject and we’d like to share what we’ve learned about the key financial decisions we’ll have to make as a town. Topics will include:

• Estimated costs of the plan, especially Phase I
• Financing strategies
• Long-term sources of wastewater funding including the Massachusetts revolving fund and the Cape Cod & Islands Water Protection Fund
• Other sources of financing for environmental remediation

Financing is at the center of the current debate on moving forward on mitigation.

For the most up-to-date information we recommend:

• Mashpee Enterprise
• Mashpee Select Board Meetings
• Mashpee Finance Committee