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Thomaston discusses Right of Access for 2024 CDBG water and sewer work
Summary
City Manager Russell Thompson told the council the 2024 CDBG-funded project will replace water and sewer mains and service lines and the city needs legal Right of Access to replace service lines on private property; he proposed creating taps where owners have not signed authorization and letting owners connect at their own expense.
During the City Manager's report at the Feb. 17 meeting, City Manager Russell Thompson described planned work under the 2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) project and a legal issue the city must resolve.
Mr. Thompson said the city will use the 2024 CDBG funding to replace water and sewer mains and service lines to homes in the project area. He told the council that the city must obtain Right of Access to lawfully replace service lines on private property. To address property owners who have not signed access authorizations, Mr. Thompson proposed creating service taps to the new main and allowing property owners to connect to those taps at their own expense.
The minutes record discussion but do not show a formal motion or vote on granting Right of Access or adopting a specific authorization procedure during the meeting. The council discussed the proposal; the minutes do not list next-step instructions or a council direction to adopt the proposed tap-and-self-connect approach as policy.
