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Amazon private sewer extension will force hookup for 27 properties, engineer says
Summary
Trumbull County sanitary engineer reported Amazon'funded private sewer extension will serve a new facility and 27 adjacent properties; residents will be responsible for connecting from the road to their houses and costs may vary.
Gary Newcross of the county sanitary engineering office told commissioners that a private sewer extension funded by Amazon will install a main sewer line that passes 27 properties and volunteers to cover county tap and department fees for those connections.
Newcross said Amazon has paid departmental fees and the county has begun notifying affected residents; however, homeowners still must pay the cost to run a lateral from the roadside connection to their buildings. "The residents will still have a cost of running it from the connection point up by the road to their house," Newcross said.
Commissioners and staff discussed timing and compliance. Newcross said the county will notify property owners with a timeline (a 90-day window was referenced) and that the health department can issue temporary waivers for properties with modernized or variances for septic systems on a rolling basis.
Engineer's office staff outlined typical connection costs and constraints: building a sewer lateral can be expensive, with per-foot construction and contractor expenses that, depending on distance and site conditions, can run into thousands of dollars; engineering staff cited figures of up to about $7,500 per foot in extreme cases for full sewer line construction, though case-by-case estimates vary.
Commissioners asked whether Amazon had coordinated with county permitting and traffic staff; the engineer said Amazon requested straightforward permitting and asked county staff for guidance: "They basically just want to get going and then figure out what permitting they needed," Newcross said. County staff confirmed ODOT reviewed traffic and signal timing and that truck routing signage will be required to minimize neighborhood impacts.
Ending: The engineering office will continue homeowner notifications and provide formal cost estimates to residents; commissioners said they may ask Amazon to consider additional assistance for homeowners but noted the county has no requirement to subsidize private connection costs.
