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Page 1 of 2 Overview:At the Annual Town Meeting held in May 1989, it was voted the Topsfield Water Department move to an ENTERPRISE FUND system of accounting. This legislation, from Chapter 44 Section 53F1/2 of the Massachusetts General Laws, allows the Water Department to operate in a capacity resembling a stand-alone business. The Water Department began operating under Enterprise on July 1, 1990. Under Enterprise, all revenue and expenses related to the Water Department are accounted for seperately from other town business, and are not considered part of the General Town Fund. This has several advantages:
In more simple terms, what the customer pays for water can only be used to operate the Water Department, and the Water Department must generate sufficient revenue to cover the cost of doing business.
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| Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 July 2009 13:05 |
| Street Sweeping Announcement |
Due to the fiscal constraints of the Town Budget and the continuing economic downturn, the Town of Topsfield eliminated street sweeping from the Highway Department budget for this fiscal year. Therefore there will be no annual street sweeping program this year. This was an extremely difficult decision for the Board of Road Commissioners who were faced with making difficult budget decisions in order to reduce expenditures by more than 10% last year during the budget process. Questions and comments can be directed to Highway Supt. David Bond at dbond@topsfieldpublicworks.org |
Water use in gallons
| Mar-14 | 333,000 |
| Mar-15 | 320,000 |
| Mar-16 | 329,000 |
| Mar-17 | 339,000 |
| Mar-18 | 330,000 |
| So far today: | |
| Mar-19 | 241,000 |
Click here to view a chart showing water use for the past few weeks.