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Council strikes criminal penalties, moves underground-utilities amendments forward with financing options to be explored
Summary
Council approved proposed amendments clarifying responsibilities and schedules for underground utility districts but agreed to remove misdemeanor/imprisonment language and asked staff to explore loan or repayment plans to help homeowners pay private connection fees (estimated $3,500–$7,500).
Assistant City Manager Flynn Fagg presented proposed amendments to the city's 2025 underground-utilities ordinance, focused on clarifying responsibilities and construction timing for creating underground utility districts: (1) utility companies install conduits and equipment; (2) the city removes above-ground equipment within the adopted schedule; and (3)…
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