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Resident raises transparency and condemnation concerns over sewer easement process
Summary
At the Nov. 12 meeting Joseph Sabert told the board that confusing easement notices and a later-demand for a larger permanent easement have alarmed homeowners; he requested physical surveys and urged the city to use temporary construction easements rather than permanent property rights when possible.
During the public comment portion of the Nov. 12 Oxford Board of Commissioners meeting, resident Joseph Sabert spoke about the city's process for acquiring permanent sewer easements tied to a sewer project.
Sabert said homeowners were initially told the city needed easements in an area the city already owned, that language and plans changed—what some neighbors believed would be a 6-foot…
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