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Council creates northeast sewer benefit district; connection fees set to fund new pump station
Summary
Norwalk approved final consideration to establish a northeast sewer benefit district to fund a newly built pump station and piping that will open over 300 acres to development; staff estimated total project cost at $2,000,000 and proposed connection fees of $6,500 per acre with an annual increase of $100 per acre.
The Norwalk City Council on Jan. 2 approved final consideration of an ordinance creating a northeast service-area sewer benefit district and adopting connection fees to help fund a recently built pump station along 80th Street.
Mayor Phillips summarized the project and the proposed financing: the city built a pumping station and associated piping that enables sewer service to more than 300 additional acres, which staff said will support future development. "Total estimated cost is $2,000,000 with the fees proposed at $6,500 per acre, followed by an annual increase of $100 per acre," Mayor Phillips said during the council discussion.
Staff noted part of the service area overlaps a Hubbell development and that city staff were working with Hubbell to reconcile the benefit district fees and the development agreement. Council approved final consideration on a roll call vote of the members present.
The benefit district establishes a mechanism to collect connection fees from properties that will benefit from the sewer extension; staff said the fee schedule includes an initial per-acre charge and a small annual escalation. Council directed staff to continue coordination with affected developers and to process the ordinance and associated connection fee schedule through the city’s administrative steps required for adoption and billing.
