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Commissioners set Oct. 10 deadline for sewer easements; temporary-fencing cost flagged
Summary
Planning staff told the commission temporary easements are due Oct. 10 to allow contractor access for the sewer connection project; contractor estimated temporary fencing would cost about $500–$750 per property and a worst-case total just under $50,000 if every property requested it.
Amanda Web, planning director, updated the commission on the wastewater connection project and said staff have begun a final push to collect temporary and permanent easements from property owners. Staff set a revised deadline of Oct. 10 for remaining temporary easements, and said staff will meet owners in the field and provide notary services if needed.
The nut graf: the county needs temporary access to private property to decommission septic tanks and install sewer connections; several property owners requested temporary fencing while their regular fences are removed for a few days during construction, and the additional cost is not in the current project budget.
Web said most easements are temporary; a handful still require permanent documents and that staff had accommodated minor contract language changes when requested. "If they don't have time to come to us . . . we will come to them," Web said, describing county staff offers to meet residents on-site with documents and a notary.
Contractor BG estimated temporary fencing would cost roughly $500–$750 per property; Amanda and county staff presented a worst-case figure of about $48,000 if every property in the district requested a temporary fence. Web and Jacob Hanson, county counselor, said that cost is not currently included in the project budget and that commissioners could decide whether to add a contingency or provide temporary fencing on a case-by-case basis.
Commissioner Fokie volunteered to assist with door-to-door outreach to property owners who had not returned easements. Staff said contractors will publish a week-by-week schedule and notify property owners at least a week or two in advance of work on individual properties; typical on-site work is expected to last only a few days per property absent unusual site conditions.
Ending: Staff agreed to return with a count of properties that have existing fences and an updated estimate for temporary-fencing requests so the commission can decide whether to authorize a not-to-exceed contingency for that line item.
