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Marathon County panel approves amendment to private-sewage ordinance and adds $6 "Poutz" special-maintenance charge
Summary
The Marathon County Environmental Resources Committee approved updates to Chapter 15 of the county code governing private sewage systems and added a $6 annual special charge to fund system maintenance, forwarding both items to the County Board for final action.
The Environmental Resources Committee on Sept. 2 voted to recommend changes to Chapter 15 (Private Sewage Systems) of the Marathon County General Code of Ordinances and approved a related $6 annual special charge for system maintenance to be added to the Conservation Planning & Zoning (CPZ) fee schedule, pending County Board approval of the ordinance.
Shad Harvey, Marathon County Land Resources Manager, summarized the ordinance amendments during a public hearing and said changes were largely updates to internal references (for example, to separate shoreland/shoreland-wetland/floodplain chapters) and clarifying language to improve code readability. The proposed package also adds a "Poutz" special charge (described in committee materials as a post-maintenance/special assessment…
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