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Committee recommends 30-day sign-up for homebuyers to keep 2025 sewer rates, urges realtor outreach
Summary
A Maumee City Council committee recommended that the council allow buyers of homes sold in 2026 a 30-day window to sign up for sewer inspections and the commitment form to qualify for 2025 sewer rates, and asked staff to coordinate outreach with Northwest Ohio Realtors and a city communications push.
The Committee of the Whole recommended that Maumee City Council allow people who purchase homes between Jan. 1, 2026, and Dec. 31, 2026, 30 days from closing to sign up for the city's sewer inspection program and to sign the commitment form so they can qualify for the 2025 sewer rates.
Speaker 2 summarized the proposal as a time-limited accommodation aimed at buyers whose sellers had not previously signed up for the program and said the city would include a closing insert and partner with the Northwest Ohio Realtors to get information to agents and buyers. "So all home sales from 01/01/2026 through 12/31/2026, if they sign up within 30 days of closing, then we will honor their '25 rates," Speaker 1 said in committee discussion.
Why it matters: Officials said the measure balances two priorities: preventing new buyers from being penalized for previous owners' inaction while protecting the overall sewer-remediation schedule and…
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