There has been a lot of discussion about the sewer improvements down Dascomb Road and Frontage road.
As of now, these improvements are targeted specifically for the areas around this development which include Dascomb Road and down Frontage to Osgood Street.
The town of Tewksbury services the businesses at this end of Dascomb Road because the Andover service does not extend that far.
Tewksbury has indicated that they will be taking back their capacity currently used by these businesses and therefore Andover will need to extend service down Dascomb Road.
The neighborhoods around this intersection are not supported by sewer service at this time including down Osgood Street and the side streets.
Points of Concern:
Residents will NOT have access to these sewer improvements. It would be expected that since the sewer would be extended down Frontage that the cost to extend down Osgood and connect residents on/off Osgood Street would be less than it would be today. However, there are no firm plans to do anything other than the improvements needed to support this development.
Questions:
When does Tewksbury actually plan to pull back its capacity?
UPDATE: According to a recent article in the Eagle Tribune, “The sewers that the [MassWorks] grant will pay for replace service that is currently being provided by Tewksbury under an agreement that will expire in two years.”
Andover Sewer Department pages: https://andoverma.gov/283/Water-Sewer
How much sewer capacity is needed if the property does not have Residential?
How can the Mass Works grant begin to cover the costs of the sewer extension given the town estimates?