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Council discusses draft code to let owners suspend water service for long-term vacant properties, proposes $60 annual charge

Connell City Council · February 4, 2026
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Summary

Council reviewed a proposed Connell Municipal Code amendment to allow owners of properties unoccupied for at least one year to request suspension of water service, with a proposed $60 annual fee, a $25 reconnect fee, and meter removal after three years; staff will draft formal code language for a future meeting.

Council members discussed a draft amendment to the Connell Municipal Code that would let owners of long-term unoccupied properties request suspension of water service similar to an existing sewer suspension rule. The draft, read into the record by Speaker S1, proposes a $60 yearly charge while a property remains classified as unoccupied, a full month's water charge during the month service is discontinued or restored, and a $25 reconnect fee. It…

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