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Paw Paw to design special-assessment program to help homeowners pay for sewer repairs
Summary
Council instructed the village manager to design a Special Assessment program to assist homeowners with failing sewer services by facilitating sewer repairs through a property tax mechanism.
At the Feb. 23 meeting the Paw Paw Village Council directed Village Manager Bryan Myrkle to begin designing a program that would allow the village to assist affected homeowners by facilitating sewer repairs through a Special Assessment property tax.
Manager Myrkle presented the concept as a staff-driven program design; the council reached consensus to have him move forward with the process. The minutes do not record a formal vote or ordinance at this meeting—this was direction to staff to develop program details for future council consideration.
Why it matters: A special-assessment program would create a financing mechanism tied to property parcels to enable sewer repairs where homeowners cannot immediately pay for needed work. Such programs can affect assessed property tax bills and require clear administrative rules for eligibility, assessment apportionment and repayment.
What happens next: Staff action items include drafting the special-assessment program, specifying eligibility, cost estimates, financing terms, administrative procedures and a timetable for council review. Any formal program would require a future council vote and public notice.
Provenance: The program-design direction is recorded in SEG 005 of the meeting minutes.
