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Council grants PWC assessment appeal after contested hearing; 8–1 vote

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Summary

A property owner’s appeal of a sewer-assessment charge tied to a multi-parcel annexation was approved by council 8–1 after testimony and legal argument over timing, notice and whether combining parcels before confirmation affected assessment liability.

Fayetteville City Council approved June 23 an appeal by a property owner seeking relief from a sewer-assessment charge applied to two parcels that he later combined into one, voting 8–1 to grant the appeal.

PWC attorney Tim Smith summarized the utility’s position: the owner had notice of the annexation-phase design and the assessment recommendations, and the property had two laterals built and therefore was assessed for each parcel during the…

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