Newspaper Stories, Editorials, and Other Reports
Wastewater: Cape's $3 billion problem
Cape Cod Times, November 27, 2007
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071127/OPINION/711270346/-1/opinion0309
Opinion: Special Development Districts Need Legislative Approval
Worcester Business Journal, August 20, 2007
http://wbjournal.com/j/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2233&Itemid=139
Columbus Center, 40T and the Importance of Infrastructure
by Jim Miara
Banker & Tradesman, August 6, 2007
http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/pub/5_295/editorial/197006-1.html
Massachusetts May Gain More Access to SABs by Michelle Kaske
The Bond Buyer, April 2, 2007
http://www.massdevelopment.com/press/04022007-02.aspx
Top 10 Issues Facing the New Legislature in 2007 by Senator Richard T. Moore
http://senatormoore.com/news/archive/2006/11/112806-1.htm
Editorial: Legislature Should Back Chapter 40T
Worcester Business Journal, June 25, 2007
http://wbjournal.com/j/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1955&Itemid=139
Special Assessment Bonds Key to Financing Local Infrastructure by William F. Griffin Jr.
Banker & Tradesman, July 30, 2007
/pdf/Griffin BT.pdf (415KB)
Editorial: Housing Bill Crucial for State's Future
The Milford Daily News, June 23, 2007
/pdf/Housing Bill Crucial for State's Future.pdf (18KB)
General Information
Financing Local Parks - Special Assessment Districts
The Trust for Public Land, January 27, 1998
http://www.tpl.org/tier3_cdl.cfm?content_item_id=1054&folder_id=825
Tax Increment Financing Districts and
Special Taxing Districts: Tools for
Infrastructure Finance by John R. Orrick, Jr
The Real Estate Finance Journal, Spring 2006
http://www.cdfa.net/cdfa/cdfaweb.nsf/pages/Orrick.html
Betterments and Special Assessments Assessment and Collection Procedures
Massachusetts Department of Revenue Division of Local Services, April 2001 /pdf/Betterments and Assesments-DOR.pdf (807KB)
Municipalities with Septic Systems
/pdf/Municipalities with Septic Systems.pdf (137KB)