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Cleburne resident urges city to raise manholes and examine sprinkler-related sewer charges
Summary
A Cleburne resident asked the council to inspect two sunken wastewater manholes on County Road 805 and requested that staff review sewer billing for homes with sprinkler systems, saying new subdivisions are paying higher sewer charges.
During the public-comment period of the City of Cleburne council meeting, resident Marvin Mercer asked the council to inspect two wastewater manholes near the Villages of Mayfield and to review sewer charges he says result from residential sprinkler systems.
Mercer said County Road 805 improvements increased the pavement grade by about 2'—D to 3 inches, leaving two manhole covers low in the roadway. "If it would be within the city's purview to raise those manholes to grade, I would appreciate it," Mercer said, identifying…
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