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Raymore staff ask council to set rules for city sewer hookups outside city limits
Summary
City staff asked the Raymore City Council on May 5 for direction to standardize agreements and city-code language allowing property owners outside the city to connect to Raymore sanitary sewer lines, seeking to require waivers of protest against future annexation and to create consistent application forms and payback rules.
Raymore City staff asked the City Council on May 5 for direction to develop standardized agreements and city-code changes that would govern provision of sanitary sewer service to properties outside city limits.
City staff said the issue has come up repeatedly and that the city already serves some noncontiguous properties. “We do have an established rate for properties that are outside the city limits,” Mr. Gress, a city staff member, told the council, citing the city’s current charge of $9.32 per 1,000 gallons for in‑city customers and $11.65 per 1,000 gallons for customers outside the city.
The discussion matters because some county properties lie along Raymore sewer mains — including the Alexander Creek…
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