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Water commission directs design of 76th Street water main, asks council to weigh special assessment or PSC contribution rule
Summary
The Board of Water Commissioners voted to proceed with design for a critical 76th Street water-main and directed staff to inform the common council about both special-assessment options and a Public Service Commission (PSC) tariff-based contribution method that would place a 10-year contribution on benefitted properties if council declines assessment.
The Board of Water Commissioners voted unanimously to proceed with engineering design for a 76th Street water-main and to notify the Franklin common council about financing options, including the city’s traditional special-assessment process and an alternative set out in the Public Service Commission’s rate tariff.
“I recommend that if the council chooses not to specially assess the project, the Water Utility Commission would like to proceed under the rate tariff policy that we have,” the commission chair said, describing the PSC “water main extension” rule that allows the utility to install mains and record a contribution on benefitted…
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