Board votes to enforce mandatory water/sewer hookup for two duplexes under Chapter 7

Feb 12, 2026

Following a meter audit, the Board voted Feb. 12 to enforce Chapter 7, Article 1, Section 7-103 and bill two duplex properties on North Elm and South Elm the mandatory base rate for water service.

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After an audit of water meters, Trustees learned two duplexes (North Elm and South Elm) were being billed only for sewer. Citing 'Chapter 7 Public Utilities Article 1 Section 7-103' — the village's mandatory hookup policy — Trustee Dennis Hill moved to enforce the code and bill the two duplex properties the base water hookup fee; Trustee Jeff Oehm seconded. Trustees Jack Jurgens, Dennis Hill, Jeff Oehm and Leroy Trease voted in favor and the motion carried.

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