Dana Snow hope the 10th time is magic.
Storm drains have a recent history of overwhelming support by the town.
Also last year, Town Meeting shifted responsibility for storm drains from the Board of Selectmen to the Water and Sewer Commission and assigned the commission the job of creating an ongoing, five-year maintenance plan. They chose the latter, even though nine previous general override questions have all failed in June referendum elections. Susan Patoski, the Finance Committee liaison to the Water and Sewer Departments, explained why her committee voted 8-1 in favor of a general override. First, she said, the job won t be finished in five years, especially given new and tougher federal regulations about storm-water discharges. Third, she explained, a general override allows the town to raise money without paying interest to borrow it.