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Commissioners debate mandatory sewer hookups and loan program as 600 customers wait
Summary
Charlotte County staff reported about 600 properties have pending mandatory sewer connections dating to COVID, with roughly $644,000 outstanding in active loans; commissioners debated moving installation responsibility to homeowners, tightening loan limits, and creating hardship options.
Jeremy Frost, operations manager for utilities, told the board that mandatory sewer connections have not been enforced since 2019 and a backlog of about 600 mandatory connections remains. Frost said completing the work in‑house would require roughly three days per home and roughly 1,800 man‑days of effort.
"We are not anywhere near the cost of what it actually costs to install it," Frost said, describing a loan program that currently requires…
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