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Consultant outlines plan for DeKalb County regional sewer district; commissioners ask for more study
Summary
BCS Management presented a plan to create a DeKalb County Regional Sewer District to address failing septic systems, pursue grants and preserve local control over service areas. Commissioners asked for cost, rate and right-of-way analysis and agreed to return the item in four weeks for more study.
BCS Management consultant Lana Berghazazi urged DeKalb County commissioners on Feb. 2 to consider forming a county regional sewer district to address long-standing failing septic systems and to position the county to control future sewer-service areas.
Berghazazi said the proposed district would be a standalone governmental entity with an appointed board and the power to enter contracts, incur debt, receive grants and hire staff. She said the approach is intended to prevent adjacent utilities from unilaterally extending service into unserved areas and to make the county more competitive for state and federal septic-elimination funding.
"There are 108 regional sewer districts in Indiana,"…
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