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Council reverses utility assessment for Tayberry Court property after resident paid earlier connection fee
Summary
The council approved an appeal reversing a sewer/wastewater assessment on a Tayberry Court property where the owner previously paid to connect to water. Council voted to reverse (refund) the assessment for the assessed amount difference, citing extraordinary circumstances.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Fayetteville City Council voted April 28 to honor an appeal and reverse a wastewater assessment applied to a property on Tayberry Court after the owner showed he had earlier paid to connect to water.
Councilmember Thompson described the case as an equity issue: the homeowner paid more than $3,000 in 2010 to secure a water connection and subsequently received an additional assessment (roughly $5,000) tied to a phase of annexation infrastructure funding. Thompson asked that the…
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