During the public-comment period at the Reno City Planning Commission meeting on Jan. 7, resident Kevin Kaiser spoke about sewer connection and abatement costs associated with the Rivermount project, urging the commission to note perceived inequities discussed at recent community meetings.

Kaiser identified himself as a long-time resident near West Plum Lane in District 2 and said he had prepared handouts for commissioners. He told the commission that a city connection fee was set by ordinance at $12,745, with abatement fees he estimated at $15,000–$30,000 per household; aggregating those figures and other costs, he said the city was effectively seeking $41,000–$56,000 per homeowner in his area under one proposed allocation.

Kaiser presented a per-phase breakdown that he said showed Phase 1 (P1) covering about 38% of parcels requiring 36% of costs (~$1,584,000), which he calculated would equate to roughly $10,122 per P1 household after grant adjustments; he said Phase 2 (P2), with about 62% of parcels and 64% of costs (~$2,816,000), would equate to about $13,008.46 per household. He argued P1 residents would be disproportionately funding P2 after the stated grant distributions and asked that commissioners review the handouts he provided.

The clerk accepted Kaiser's handouts and asked that he provide them for the record. No staff response or corrective detail to the cost figures was provided on the record during the meeting; commissioners did not take action on the matter at that session.

Kaiser named several local staff or participants (Katie, Carrie, Collie, Naomi) as having validated the numbers and said the allocation was "not fair and equity." The commission did not debate the substance of the claim at the meeting; the item was recorded as public comment for the record and any follow-up would be at staff or council discretion.

Kaiser's comments illustrate community concern about the distribution of assessment costs for sewer infrastructure in the Rivermount area; the transcript does not include a staff response or verification of the specific dollar figures he cited.