Council OKs development deal reserving 300 sewer-connection units for Patriot Group

PERRY CITY — The Perry City Council unanimously approved a development agreement April 21 with Patriot Group Development Inc. for a public–private sewer upgrade that reserves capacity for the developer.

City attorney Miss Newbie told council the agreement revises an earlier July 2025 deal and requires the developer to install roughly 400 linear feet of sewer main upgraded from 10-inch to 12-inch pipe at the developer’s cost. In exchange, the city will reserve 300 sewer-connection units for the developer for up to five years; if unused, those units return to the city after the five-year period. Miss Newbie said, “in exchange for the developer installing this upgrade, paying for all of the costs related to it, the city in exchange would reserve 300 units of capacity to this developer for up to five years.”

She also noted the agreement cannot be assigned except to an entity wholly owned by the named principals and that any connections made from the reserved units are still subject to payment of the city’s sewer connection fee. The transcript records the upgrade length as “a little over 400 linear feet” and states the upgrade increases access to existing capacity rather than increasing the total number of units available.

Council moved and seconded approval of the agreement; the motion passed unanimously. The city will record the agreement’s terms and proceed with implementation steps, including inspection, permitting and collection of connection fees as individual connections are made.

The transcript does not record an estimated construction schedule or the developer’s timeline for using the reserved units.