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Council advances sewer-connection district plans, approves sewer and water ordinances and other routine business

Johnston City Council · September 16, 2025
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Summary

Council set a public hearing and advanced ordinances to establish sewer connection district fees (recommended $5,500 per acre, $1 availability increase, $0.54/1,000 gal surcharge) to recover about $19 million over 30 years; council also approved first reading of a TIF boundary ordinance and passed second readings of sewer and water rate ordinances and claims totaling $2,163,648.47.

At its regular meeting the Johnston City Council moved forward on a package of infrastructure and fiscal actions, including steps to form a sewer connection district, a boundary correction to a TIF area, and routine approvals of ordinances and claims.

Staff revisited a prior work-session direction to create a sewer connection district covering annexation areas around Highways 141 and 415. Staff recommended a mix of funding that starts with a $5,500 per-acre connection…

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