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Resident asks Oglesby to extend water service to Watson Avenue lot; council seeks price
Summary
John Bellino told the council his Watson Avenue property lacks a water main despite other utilities; council discussed legal obligation, precedent risk and directed staff to obtain cost estimates and mapping to inform a future decision.
John Bellino, a resident who said he is building a home on Watson Avenue, urged the Oglesby City Council on Oct. 7 to decide whether the city will run a potable water main to his lot or require him to pay to bring water to the property.
Bellino told the council he discovered the lot has electrical, sewer and fiber but no accessible water line and that he first raised the issue with city staff about 18 months earlier. "We…
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