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Johnston moves forward on sewer connection district and new user-rate structure for Highway 141 area
Summary
Council approved first readings for a sanitary sewer connection district (a $5,500/acre connection fee with an escalator after 2027) and a separate sewer user charge ordinance increasing availability and per-thousand-gallon charges for properties in the Highway 141/Northwest Saylorville Drive district; a resident raised concerns about per-acre assessments for large rural lots.
The Johnston City Council opened, heard public comment, and approved first consideration of ordinances establishing a sanitary sewer connection district for the Highway 141/Northwest Saylorville Drive area and a companion ordinance creating a separate sewer user-charge rate structure for properties in that district.
City staff explained the connection-district ordinance would set a per-acre connection fee of $5,500; the…
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