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Council hears legal briefing on pursuing exclusive water territory outside town limits
Summary
An outside attorney told the council Bargersville can seek state approval to declare exclusive water (and potentially sewer) service territory outside town limits; councilors instructed staff to explore boundary options carefully because of potential regional friction.
BARGERSVILLE, Ind. — The Bargersville Town Council heard a legal briefing Jan. 28 on adopting an ordinance that would designate areas outside town boundaries as the town's exclusive territory for water service.
"As a municipal sewer or water utility, you can adopt an ordinance declaring areas outside your municipal boundaries to be your exclusive territory," said Chris Chienach, an attorney with Bose McKinnon Evans, who addressed the council about state law and…
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