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Council moves to enforce sewer 'ready-to-serve' charges; owners of vacant/seasonal properties may see new bills
Summary
The council voted to begin enforcing existing ordinance language requiring a minimum 'ready-to-serve' sewer charge for properties connected to the sewer system, a change staff said will affect unoccupied or seasonal homes that had not been consistently billed.
The Ishpeming City Council voted to direct the manager to enforce the city’s existing sewer ordinances and fee schedule that require a minimum ready-to-serve sewer charge for properties connected to the sewer system.
Interim City Manager Grant told the council staff review showed the city has not consistently billed ready-to-serve sewer charges for unoccupied or seasonally vacant…
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