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Homeowners face private hookup costs; city outlines financing and enforcement options
Summary
Staff said homeowner responsibility for private laterals and septic abandonment averages about $7,230 per account; financing options (CDBG interest‑free loans, PACE, home‑equity) and a potential city escrow funded by a small monthly fee were discussed. The commission sought further legal and equity analysis.
City staff and consultants laid out the homeowner financial impacts of converting from septic to sewer and the city’s proposed approaches to ease that burden.
Alec (consultant/project staff) summarized homeowner responsibilities: private lateral installation from the public right‑of‑way to the home and septic abandonment. "The estimated homeowner cost for the program will go... about $7,230 per account," he said, while noting variances tied to house age and…
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