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Council allows 24 Regina Lane to connect to city sewer; owner to pay 1.5 times annual city rate
Summary
The council passed an authorization for 24 Regina Lane to connect to the sanitary sewer at the homeowners expense and charged the owner 1.5 times the citys annual sewer rate; the resolution notes the town of Amsterdam will form or extend a water district for contiguous service.
The Common Council adopted Resolution 2425-243 allowing the owner of 24 Regina Lane (in the town of Amsterdam) to connect to the citys sanitary sewer system at the owners expense and be charged one and one-half times the citys annual sewer rate.
Council discussion clarified the city does not own or maintain the sewer main within Regina Lane and that the lot lies outside the citys sewer district. The resolution states the connection will be at the homeowners cost and that the town of Amsterdam indicated it plans to extend or form a water district for the affected homes; once the towns water district operates, the town would be the first point of contact for homeowners and the town would coordinate maintenance with the city.
Alderman Holiday moved the resolution; the motion passed on a roll call vote with Alderman Holliday, Alderman Collins, Alderman Carpenter, Alderman Marticello and Alderman Quistamars voting aye. Council members noted the city will not accept maintenance responsibilities for the private lateral connections.
The resolution is specific about the 1.5x charge for owners outside the sewer district; staff and council flagged that additional property owners on Regina Lane may pursue similar connections and that the council should expect more requests if the town proceeds with district extensions.
