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Pacific aldermen authorize limited sewer extension after resident’s request
Summary
After a public presentation by resident Doug Wurst about prior staff communications, the Board of Aldermen authorized the public-works commissioner to extend city sewer up the street toward Wurst’s property so long as the cost does not exceed $5,000. City attorney said a prior staff email did not bind the city and cited code assigning sewer-installation cost to property owners.
The Pacific Board of Aldermen on Nov. 19 authorized a limited sewer extension to the area near a resident’s lot after hearing a public request and receiving a cost estimate from public-works staff. The motion, made by Alderman Matthew Cleave and seconded by Alderman Rafael Madrigal, instructs Public Works Commissioner Bergerman to run sewer pipe “nearly to the dead end” of 5th Street provided the expense does not exceed $5,000.
The request came from resident Doug Wurst, who said earlier city staff — including a city employee named Harold Selby and Public Works staffer Robert…
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