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Council delays action on downtown sewer main ILA; district and city continue negotiations
Summary
City staff presented an interlocal agreement (ILA) with the Lake Stevens Sewer District to construct a sewer main in the downtown Public Workshop area; staff and the district have not finalized cost-sharing terms and the council voted to table action on the ILA to mid-March while negotiations continue.
The Lake Stevens City Council heard an update from Public Works Director Aaron Halverson on a proposed interlocal agreement (ILA) with the Lake Stevens Sewer District to construct a sewer main near Public Workshop and other downtown parcels and then voted to table the item to mid-March to allow further negotiation.
Why it matters: The sewer main is part of a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) project listed at about $1.2 million and is intended to extend sewer service to industrial and redevelopment areas. Cost-sharing arrangements and the appropriate legal mechanism (developer-extension agreement versus ILA) were contested in staff discussions with the sewer district.
Halverson told council…
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