Woburn, MA: A Case for Rate Restructuring

Endnotes

  1. American Community Survey 2013-2017 Five-Year Estimates.
  2. City of Woburn. “Community Resilience Building Workshop.” April 2019. Accessed at https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2019/07/11/Woburn%20Report.pdf.
  3. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Conservation & Recreation. (2020). DCR Office of Watershed Management. Retrieved from https://www.mass.gov/orgs/dcr-office-of-watershed-management.
  4. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. “MWRA Profile.” June 2018. Accessed at http://www.mwra.state.ma.us/02org/profile-r02018-06.pdf.
  5. City of Woburn. “Water Conservation.” https://www.woburnma.gov/government/engineering/water-conservation/
  6. City of Woburn. “Stormwater Management Program.” https://www.woburnma.gov/government/engineering/stormwater/.
  7. City of Woburn. “Sewer Department.” https://www.woburnma.gov/government/public-works/sewer-department/.
  8. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. (2020). Finances and Community Charges. Retrieved from http://www.mwra.com/finance/intro.htm.
  9. Ibid.
  10. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. (2020). Community Assessments (Rates). Retrieved from http://www.mwra.com/finance/rates/aboutrates.htm.
  11. Ibid.
  12. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. (2020). Final FY20 Water and Sewer Assessments. Retrieved from http://www.mwra.com/finance/rates/fy2020/fy2020final.pdf.
  13. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. (2020). Community Assessments (Rates). Retrieved from http://www.mwra.com/finance/rates/aboutrates.htm.
  14. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. (2019). MWRA Board Approves FY 2020 Current Expense Budget and Community Water and Sewer Assessments. MWRA Press Release. Retrieved from http://www.mwra.com/01news/2019/061919-rates.html.
  15. City of Woburn. (2019). Mayor Galvin Submits FY2020 Budget to Council. Retrieved from https://www.woburnma.gov/news/2019/06/mayor-galvin-submits-fy2020-budget-to-council/
  16. MWRA Advisory Board. (2018). 2018 Rate Survey Community Page. Retrieved from MWRA Advisory Board: https://www.mwraadvisoryboard.com/community/woburn.
  17. City of Woburn. (2020). General Tax and Payment Information – Water and Sewer. Retrieved from https://www.woburnma.gov/government/treasurer-collector/general-tax-payment-information/.
  18. MWRA Advisory Board. (2018). 2018 Rate Survey Community Page. Retrieved from MWRA Advisory Board: https://www.mwraadvisoryboard.com/community/woburn.
  19. City of Woburn. (2020). General Tax and Payment Information – Water and Sewer. Retrieved from https://www.woburnma.gov/government/treasurer-collector/general-tax-payment-information/.
  20. MWRA Advisory Board. (2018). 2018 Rate Survey Community Page. Retrieved from MWRA Advisory Board: https://www.mwraadvisoryboard.com/community/woburn.
  21. Wicked Local. (2012). State extends deadline for Woburn to fund water meter project. Retrieved from https://woburn.wickedlocal.com/article/20120514/NEWS/305149538.
  22. City of Woburn. (2016). Capital Improvement Plan (FY2017-2021).
  23. City of Woburn. (2020). Water Department: Water Supply. Retrieved from https://www.woburnma.gov/government/public-works/water-department/.
  24. Blais, Patrick. (2019). Mayoral debate hopefuls talk water meters. Daily Times Chronicle. Retrieved from http://homenewshere.com/daily_times_chronicle/news/woburn/article_3aa065da-fa5e-11e9-90ec-2f5049e6a11f.html.
  25. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (2013). State Hazard Mitigation Plan. Retrieved from https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2017/01/mp/massachusetts-state-hazard-mitigation-plan.pdf.
  26. Metropolitan Area Planning Council. (2016). City of Woburn Hazard Mitigation Plan 2015 Update. Retrieved from https://www.woburnma.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Woburn-Final-Hazard-Mitigation-Plan-Adopted-05-05-16.pdf.
  27. City of Woburn. (2019). FY2020 Budget.
  28. Ibid.
  29. Ibid.
  30. City of Woburn. (2019). Mayor Galvin Submits FY2020 Budget to Council. Retrieved from https://www.woburnma.gov/news/2019/06/mayor-galvin-submits-fy2020-budget-to-council/
  31. Ibid.
  32. MWRA Advisory Board. (2018). 2018 Rate Survey Community Page. Retrieved from MWRA Advisory Board: https://www.mwraadvisoryboard.com/community/woburn.

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