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Resident asks council for water hookup despite missing sewer; council to research historic subdivision agreement
Summary
A resident asked for a city water hookup to a lot in a 1980s subdivision where neighboring lots have water; councilors said they would search county records and contact other owners before deciding and will revisit the request at the next meeting.
A resident identified in the transcript as Tory (speaker S10) asked the Mount Pleasant City Council Oct. 28 to allow a water connection to a lot on Second South that he said is part of a subdivision approved in the early 1980s. Tory told the council that neighboring lots have city water and that his lot lacks sewer, which council rules typically require for a new outside city water connection.
Planning staff (speaker S12) and other council members recounted a historical arrangement for subdivision lots that included one water hookup per lot in exchange for an easement for a water transmission line; staff said they remember such an agreement but could not locate county planning commission minutes or signed documentation during the meeting. Council members expressed concern about precedent if the city granted a hookup without documentary proof of the original bargain.
Council asked staff to search county records and contact adjacent property owners (including a request to check with Karen Hanson, who might have documentation). Tory agreed to assist in contacting other landowners. The presiding official said the item would be brought back to the next council meeting with any found records or cost/technical information.
There was no formal vote at the meeting; the council effectively tabled the request pending document searches and additional outreach.
