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Houghton County commissioners adopt resolution opposing proposed statewide septic inspections
Summary
The board unanimously approved Resolution #23-14 opposing proposed statewide septic-code bills that would require five-year inspections, citing costs to property owners and burdens on local health departments; the resolution will be forwarded to state legislators and neighboring counties.
The Houghton County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted Resolution #23-14 on July 18, opposing proposed state legislation that would impose a statewide septic-system code and mandatory five-year inspections.
Commissioner Glenn Anderson introduced the resolution, saying the pending bills (identified at the meeting as Senate Bills 299 and 300 and House Bills 4479 and 4480) would require inspections every five years and ‘‘impose greater expenses to property owners and local public health departments.’’ The resolution cites…
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