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Prior to authorizing any sewer extension, except by specific state
or federal mandate, the trustees shall notify the legislative
bodies and the planning boards of the affected municipalities in
order to assure conformity with their comprehensive plans and other
public policies relating to their growth and development. The
trustees shall publish notice of the proposed action in a newspaper
with general circulation in the district no less than 7 days prior
to the meeting at which they will take final action on the
authorization of the extension. The district shall comply with the
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 1252, subsections 7 and 9
with respect to any sewer extensions.

 
Sec. 3. P&SL 1951, c. 63, §23, as repealed and replaced by P&SL 1985,
c. 57, §1, is amended to read:

 
*Sec. 23. Dissolution; voluntary. The trustees of the district may at
any time enter into negotiations with the Town of York for the
purpose of dissolving the district and transferring its entire
assets and liabilities obligations to the Town of York. If an
agreement to dissolve the district is reached with the municipal
officers of the Town of York, the district may be dissolved upon
the unanimous vote of the trustees and upon referendum vote being
taken at the next annual municipal election in the Town of York.
The town clerk of the Town of York shall reduce the subject
matter to the following question:

 
"Shall the York Sewer District be dissolved and all of its
assets and liabilities obligations be assumed by and become
the responsibility of the Town of York?"

 
The voters shall indicate by a cross or check mark placed upon
their ballots against the words word "Yes" or "No" their opinion
of the same. The result results shall be declared by the
municipal officers and due certificate thereof of the results
filed by the town clerk with the Secretary of State and, if the
result so filed shows that a majority of the voters is for the
approval of the dissolution of the York Sewer District, it shall
take complete the dissolution takes effect upon filing with the
town clerk an attested copy of the unanimous votes of the
trustees of the district to dissolve the district according to
the terms hereof of this section; provided that only if the total
vote cast for and against the dissolution of the York Sewer
District equals, or exceeds, 25% of the total vote for all
candidates for Governor cast at the last gubernatorial election.

 
Upon completion of the transfer of assets and obligations of
the district to the Town of York in accordance with this section,
the clerk of the Town of York shall file a certificate to this


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