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Depoe Bay council pauses Stanley Avenue sewer reimbursement decision after legal debate over per‑lot vs. acreage proration
Summary
Property owner and city attorneys clashed over how to prorate reimbursement under Ordinance 162; the council continued the hearing and directed staff to research the ordinance's legislative history and any Ainsley Avenue precedent before deciding.
Depoe Bay — The City Council on Tuesday continued a hearing on a sewer and water reimbursement request for the Stanley Avenue project after an extended exchange over how to calculate a pro rata share under the city's reimbursement ordinance.
Property owner Jaime White urged the council to use a lot-based allocation, arguing that Ordinance 162 was enacted to create parity with private reimbursements and not to introduce acreage as a new metric. "The ordinance states plainly that when the city extends a sewer main or lateral, it should be reimbursed the same as if the extension were constructed by a private individual," White…
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