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Resident questions roughly $500,000 sewer hookup fee for Lucerne Castle; board pledges follow-up

3212428 · May 7, 2025
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At a Lake County public comment session a resident identified as Michael said a sewer hookup fee of about $500,000 tied to the Lucerne Castle property may be unjustified and asked the county to clarify. A board member said staff will follow up.

Michael, a resident, told the Lake County Board during public comment that he is exploring the purchase of the Lucerne Castle and was told the county would charge “literally about a half a million dollars just to hook up the sewer.”

Michael said the building has been in place “for a hundred years” and that he has tried to reach a county contact, Robin Bory, without getting clear answers. He said Bory suggested he hire a civil engineer; he did so and the engineer “doesn’t see why…

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