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Utility board denies $260.88 sewer bill adjustment for Bentgrass Drive, citing precedent concerns
Summary
The Utility Service Board voted to deny a $260.88 sanitary sewer adjustment request from 6937 Bentgrass Drive after staff said adjustments are limited to one month before or after the summer sprinkling billing window and a board member said granting it would set an undesirable precedent.
At its August 2025 meeting, the Utility Service Board for the City of Lawrence voted to deny a $260.88 sanitary sewer adjustment request for 6937 Bentgrass Drive.
Board discussion focused on the town’s long-standing summer sprinkling policy and the risk of creating a precedent. One board member said, “I've never seen it done, and I think it'll set a precedence for others to follow suit. So I myself, I'm gonna vote against it. I don't I just believe it's gonna be an avalanche of more people…
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