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Commission open to exploring formation of improvement district for troubled private water and sewer system
Summary
County staff and the Kansas Corporation Commission have discussed forming an improvement district to address a private water and sewer system with longstanding service problems; commissioners expressed tentative support but said residents must be engaged and bear appropriate costs.
Saline County commissioners agreed to explore the feasibility of forming an improvement district to address a small private water and sewer system that has experienced service problems, including a loss of water service earlier this year.
County Administrator Philip Smith Haines told the commission the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) and county staff have discussed several options: the private owner could invest in repairs, sell the system to another private operator, the system could be annexed into a surrounding rural water district, or an improvement district could be formed to manage both water and sewer service. He said the KCC favored considering an improvement district because it could address both water and sewer needs, whereas the nearby rural water district…
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