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County adds $6 annual septic maintenance fee; ordinance amended after split vote
Summary
Marathon County amended its on-site wastewater ordinance (chapter 15) to update statutory references and clarify septic/privy requirements and passed a $6 annual fee to fund the county septic maintenance program; the fee was separated from other amendments and passed by the board but not unanimously.
The Marathon County Board of Supervisors approved multiple amendments to chapter 15 of the county code to update statutory references, clarify that structures intended for human habitation must have a septic plan, and to add a $6 special charge on property tax bills for properties with private on-site wastewater systems to fund the county’s maintenance program.
Zoning Administrator Chad Harvey told the board the maintenance program is a state-mandated county responsibility and costs about $125,000 a year to operate. "This allows us to put a $6 fee on the owners of properties with septic systems to fund that maintenance program," Harvey said.
Board action and procedure
The board voted first on the package of ordinance amendments with the $6 fee separated out for a stand-alone vote. The ordinance…
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