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Resident opposition to Cuba Lake sewer plan: 'forced inclusion' and high personal costs cited
Summary
A Genoa resident opposed the Cuba Lake Protection Project sewer plan during public comment, saying the proposed district would force inclusion of nonbuildable properties and impose high capital costs on homeowners who cannot connect to the system.
A resident of Genoa addressed the legislature during public comment to oppose the Cuba Lake Protection Project as currently drafted. The speaker said the plan would "force inclusion" of many homeowners who have fully functioning, code-compliant septic systems or properties that are not buildable and therefore have no need to connect.
The commenter said the project appeared designed to lower the per-EDU (equivalent dwelling unit) cost on paper to obtain grant funding and argued that the plan pushes costs onto property owners who will not receive a commensurate benefit. Using a personal example, the speaker said they own three properties in the proposed district: two are not buildable and the third sits high on a cliff with an expensive wastewater-treatment system. The speaker said forced inclusion would impose "2 EDUs" of capital cost producing an estimated $233 per month for 20 years for a system they cannot connect to.
The speaker urged the legislature to pursue a better-scoped plan that excludes properties that do not benefit and to increase transparency about costs and connection feasibility (for example, how cliff-top properties would be connected). The speaker said they support a well-considered, targeted sewer plan but not forced inclusion as proposed.
