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Committee waives sewer fees for annual Nature's Nursery mud-run fundraiser
Summary
After testimony from event organizer Jesse Spear, the committee agreed to waive the sewer portion of utility charges for the charity mud-run at the Lucas County Fairgrounds, citing staff findings that the water used largely evaporates or is spread on the ground rather than entering sewer systems.
A Maumee City Council committee voted to waive the sewer portion of utility charges for an annual mud-run fundraiser that benefits Nature's Nursery, after hearing from the event organizer and staff about how the event uses water.
Jesse Spear, who identified himself as the owner and operator of Toledo Sport and Social Club and said he has run the event for 14 years, told the committee the event has grown to more than 100 teams (more than 1,000 participants) and that organizers excavate pits and pump…
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