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Council delays vote on mandatory sewer-connection ordinance; asks for softer language and legal review
Summary
Council members discussed a draft amendment to code requiring property owners to connect to city sewer when it becomes available, debated waiving the $7,500 connection fee and a proposed $5,000 reimbursement, and voted to table the ordinance for revisions and legal review.
The Preston City Council on Tuesday discussed but did not adopt revisions to its mandatory sewer-connection code, instead voting to table the draft ordinance while staff and the city attorney refine language on penalties, reimbursements and legal exposure.
Councilman Chris Larson summarized the draft changes before council: the ordinance would require connection to sewer when a line becomes available, waive the $7,500 connection fee for a one-year window, and include a reimbursement provision of up to $5,000 to properties asked to connect. Larson said there are about 144 homes inside city limits that currently do not have sewer connections and estimated the…
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