If any well is to be abandoned, or has otherwise been determined by the permittee to be useless for his or her purposes, the permittee shall give notice to the town thereof, and, in a proper case, the town shall have the right, if it so chooses, to acquire the well or any portion thereof for use as a fresh water supply well, at a price determinable by its costs to the permittee. No well shall be plugged before the town has first, in writing, declined to obtain such well as a source of fresh water, any other provision of this chapter notwithstanding.
(Ord. 381, passed 8-12-2021)