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Springfield explains sewer trunk extensions outside city limits and how developers repay costs
Summary
Staff described a long-standing city policy of extending sewer trunk lines beyond city limits — including the Jasper and Natron extension phases — and explained how developer reimbursement districts and in-lieu collections offset the city’s upfront costs over time.
Budget Committee members asked about sewer-line extensions to Jasper and Natron, which lie outside the city limits but within Springfield’s urban growth boundary.
Staff said the city began extending sewer trunk lines during a 2009 program of wet-weather abatement, using bond proceeds that resulted in lower-than-expected construction costs. Funds remaining from that…
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