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Collbran board directs staff to negotiate partial water tap fee for Plateau Valley School District
Summary
The Collbran Board of Trustees voted Oct. 1 to direct staff and the town attorney to negotiate a partial water tap fee for Plateau Valley School District, applying a negotiated partial EQR equivalent to $83,160 with a five-year review; the original projected fee was $173,250.
Trustee Price moved on Oct. 1 to direct town staff and the Town Attorney to negotiate a partial water tap fee for Plateau Valley School District. The board approved the motion, which applies a proposed partial Equivalent Residential Unit (EQR) of 18.5 — calculated for 264 students and faculty — and would apply $83,160 toward the fee with a five-year review of the arrangement.
The request originated with Superintendent Long, who asked the Board to consider a reduction or waiver of the district's projected water tap fee of $173,250. Trustee Price introduced the motion to begin negotiations rather than to set a final fee, and the board voted with Trustee Winkleblack opposed and Trustee Zentz recorded as abstaining; Trustees Evans, Price and Mayor Wilcox voted in favor.
Why it matters: water tap fees are one-time charges assessed when a new water connection is made and can be a substantial capital cost for school construction or expansion. By directing staff and the town attorney to negotiate a partial EQR and schedule a five-year review, the Board authorized a negotiation process but did not set a final fee or binding discount.
What was decided: the Board approved staff direction to negotiate the partial EQR and the $83,160 application figure as the basis for talks; any final agreement must be completed through staff and legal review and returned to the Board for formal approval.
Next steps: staff and the Town Attorney will conduct negotiations with the Plateau Valley School District and report back to the Board; a final fee determination was not recorded at the Oct. 1 meeting.
