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Council approves two hardship petitions allowing out‑of‑city homeowners to tap city water and sewer
Summary
Council granted one‑year licenses permitting two non‑city property owners to pay for taps to Mansfield water and sewer at their own expense and directed that successful applicants must annex within one year; council recorded final passage of the hardship ordinances 8–0.
The Mansfield City Council approved two hardship petitions that will allow property owners outside city limits to connect to city water and sanitary sewer at their own expense and require annexation within one year.
A representative from the law director’s office explained the process: homeowners file a hardship petition; the law director’s office and the city engineer review permit availability; if the petition is approved by council, the homeowners obtain tap permits and have one year from the tap permit date to complete annexation. The two petitions before council were for Michael Mullahan and Nicole Mullahan at 1945 Bridal Belleville Road (bill 26‑120) and Monte G. Perry and Marie Perry at 1095 Country Club Drive (bill 26‑121).
Council asked clarifying questions about whether the hardship review looks at finances or only the technical/expense side; staff deferred on detailed financial‑eligibility thresholds and said specific criteria are determined by the application and internal review. Staff clarified the homes must be contiguous to the corporate city line so the tap would not create an “island,” and that homeowners pay permit fees, tap fees and annexation legal costs at their own expense.
Both hardship ordinances were read and placed for final passage; each passed by voice vote with council recorded as 8–0. The approved motions grant a one‑year license to tap city water and sanitary sewer and declare an emergency, which starts the one‑year annexation clock from the permit date.
