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Commissioners agree to waive customer deposits for county‑mandated septic‑to‑sewer connections and ask staff to study permit fee adjustments
Summary
After lengthy public comment, the board unanimously approved waiving utility deposit requirements for homeowners connecting to county sewer under grant‑funded septic‑to‑sewer projects, asked staff to explore making certain building‑permit fees zero for grant‑funded connections, and directed clearer guidance on project funding and homeowner costs.
The Board of County Commissioners voted 5‑0 to waive the county utility deposit requirement for homeowners required to connect to sewer under county‑led, grant‑funded septic‑to‑sewer projects and directed staff to examine whether building‑permit fees for those specific, grant‑funded projects could be set to zero.
Commissioner Diana Finnegan presented the motion, after an extended discussion among commissioners and public commenters about the total out‑of‑pocket cost to homeowners who must hook up to sewer systems. Finnegan summarized typical homeowner outlays: the county availability assessment (often roughly $5,000–$6,000 per assessment unit in prior examples), a connection charge to the county water/sewer enterprise (staff estimated about…
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