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Council presses staff on septic replacements and sewer capacity as part of FY2026 review
Summary
Council members and staff discussed a backlog of septic tank replacements, differing cost estimates, process constraints, and broader sewer capacity concerns; staff said many replacements are in engineering, and that managing homeowner expectations and contractor coordination limits throughput.
During the committee of the whole on the FY2026 budget the Wasilla City Council spent substantial time on septic tank replacements and sewer system capacity, asking staff to clarify the number of units, cost estimates and the citys process for replacing failing tanks.
Staff told council that many of the replacement work orders remain in the engineering stage and that the estimates included in the packet are initial forecasting numbers based on tank size and likely disturbance. "What we have in these estimates that we've included is a…
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