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Sioux City council advances Broken Kettle sewer-connection fee ordinance after residents object to $22,000 cost
Summary
Council approved second reading of an ordinance setting connection fees for the Broken Kettle Road sanitary sewer extension after residents, including Mary Conway, warned the assessed fee — "22,000 and change" — would be unaffordable and asked about grants and payment options.
Sioux City council advanced to second reading an ordinance establishing connection fees for the Broken Kettle Road sanitary sewer extension after extended public comment and discussion about affordability, interest and permitting.
Resident Mary Conway told the council the assessed fee for a connection was "22,000 and change," and said she could not "just write out a check for $22,000 to the city of Sioux City." Conway asked whether grants or payment plans exist and said she might have to move if the cost stands. City…
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