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Council approves private sanitary force main permit after debate over ownership and protections
Summary
The Vermilion City Council voted to adopt Ordinance 25‑69 permitting a private sanitary force main in the city right-of-way amid questions about long-term maintenance, homeowner protections and required engineering/easement agreements; proponents said the line would make a commercial site more marketable.
The Vermilion City Council on Dec. 8 adopted Ordinance 25‑69 authorizing a private sanitary force main to connect a privately owned site to the city sewer system, after extended public and council questioning over who will own and maintain the line.
Supporters from Premier Development and engineering firm CSL said the force main is necessary to make a large parcel suitable for commercial or industrial tenants and that engineering drawings will be submitted to the city and Ohio EPA for technical review. "We're in the process of preparing engineering drawings to submit to the city and Ohio EPA,"…
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