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Planning department proposes fee increases; home sewage replacement bids to be issued

6403381 · August 19, 2025
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Summary

County planning staff told commissioners they will present updated floodplain and subdivision fees next week and that bids for a home sewage treatment grant program (HSTS/HCS) will open the following day for five income-qualified households.

Trumbull County planning staff briefed the Board of Commissioners on proposed updates to multiple planning and permitting fees and on an upcoming bidding opportunity under the county’s home sewage treatment system assistance program.

Why it matters: Planning officials said current fees have been unchanged for decades in several categories and no longer reflect the staff time and review complexity required. Staff proposed modest increases designed to more closely align Trumbull County with neighboring counties while preserving predictable flat fees rather than moving to hourly billing.

Septic replacement bids (HSTS/HCS grant): Planning staff said five households qualified for assistance under the…

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