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Resident raises deed and sewer concerns for Gerald Thasen ball fields and Brown Creek Church Road
Summary
A resident asked the board to update the community on the Gerald Thasen ball fields deed status and raised health concerns about failing septic and raw sewage on Brown Creek Church Road, requesting county consideration of sewer extension or a petition; staff said there is a deed for 3.4 acres the county owns but no deed located for a 9.3-acre parcel described by the resident.
During the public-comment period, Apostle Michael Chambers asked for updates on two community matters: the Gerald Thasen ball fields and sewer service on Brown Creek Church Road.
Chambers said he was seeking clarification after earlier conversations with county staff and the county attorney about whether a deed exists for the ball fields. County staff told the board they had confirmed there is a deed for 3.4 acres that the county owns but that the 9.3 acres associated with the ball fields (as described by Chambers) did not have an identified deed in available records. "At this time, it appears, and I confirmed that again tonight with, mister Harrington. There's no 1 deed for this piece of property," a staff member said.
Chambers also described raw sewage appearing in roadside ditches near his home and asked what steps would be needed to extend county sewer to roughly 27–28 families in the area. He said an individual pump system had been quoted at about $45,000 and that soils in the area do not perk well. A commissioner noted the rule of thumb that a sewer line can cost roughly $1,000,000 per mile, and staff said the manager would follow up with Environmental Health to explore options and cost-recovery formulas.
Board members discussed surveying and suggested the school board should survey any parcel it intends to transfer; the board indicated staff would follow up. No formal action to fund surveying or sewer extension was taken at the meeting.
