Sewer Board Abates Bill, Weighs Vacant Seat

Sewer Commission · Meeting of May 27, 2026

Groton Sewer Commission cut a disputed Main Street water bill nearly in half and began hunting for a third commissioner. The two-member board, led by Chair Jim Gmeiner and Business Manager Lauren Crory, voted unanimously to abate a 583 Main Street bill to $595.34 after concluding the owner's explanation for high usage, a leaky outdoor spigot, "is not reasonable," according to one commissioner. The seat opened after a commissioner identified as Darius stepped away; a member floated Tom Delaney, who recently lost a Select Board bid, as a possible replacement.

Crory reported the town already paid a $9,300 true-up bill to Pepperell from a roughly $60,000 line item, with budget transfer motions expected at the board's June 10 meeting.

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Source: the Sewer Commission meeting of May 27, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.