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Sylvan Springs HOA asks Stayton to take ownership of 11-acre wetland tied to stormwater system
Summary
Members of the Village of Sylvan Springs Homeowners Association asked the Stayton City Council on June 16 to accept ownership of an 10.83–11 acre wetland and its detention pond that the HOA currently maintains.
Members of the Village of Sylvan Springs Homeowners Association asked the Stayton City Council on June 16 to accept ownership of an 10.83–11 acre wetland and its detention pond that the HOA currently maintains.
The HOA representatives said the detention pond and a section of Lucas Ditch are integral parts of the city’s stormwater management system and that the cost, labor and technical demands of maintaining them now fall almost entirely on the 37-home HOA. "We believe the city of Stayton should accept ownership of the wetland property," said Steven Spangler, a member of the Village of Sylvan Springs HOA.
HOA leaders described a history of developer transfers and documents they say left…
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