Council advances sewer connection fee amendment to second reading (first reading held)
Council heard first reading of Ordinance 02‑26 to allow limited waivers of the sewer connection fee for properties requiring grinder pumps (estimated ~$10,000 per property) and to base permit fees on meter size; minutes record a motion to send the ordinance to second reading but do not show a vote tally for the first reading.
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City Administrator Matt Wolf described a proposed code change to municipal code 470‑3.E prompted by a planned nine‑lot minor subdivision called Walnut Circle at Walnut and Dexter Street. Wolf told council that “a typical grinder pump station with installation is estimated to cost each property around $10,000, depending on the model, plus labor,” and staff proposed allowing a waiver of the sewer connection fee in limited cases where a grinder pump is required.
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