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Resident says lack of notice on new sewer main is costing homeowners and asks city for answers
Summary
A Ward 6 resident told council she and neighbors lack timelines, a contractor registry and certified assessment notices for a new sanitary main on Edgerton, and estimated significant costs if assessments and interest are not clarified; she asked the administration to respond in writing within five business days.
At the July 7 meeting a North Royalton resident, Eva Wronski of Ward 6, urged the city to provide immediate, written answers about a new sanitary sewer main on Edgerton that she said is causing "direct financial damage" to homeowners.
Wronski told council the street construction finished last fall and spring, but affected homeowners still have not received certified assessment notices, a start date for the 30-day payment window, a fixed interest rate for deferred assessments, or a list of licensed, bonded contractors. She said the City Engineer told her the sewer main is physically live and homeowners can tie in, but city administration has not provided the logistics or assessment paperwork she needs.
Wronski offered an example calculation: a 100-foot frontage at an estimated $205 per foot would mean a $20,500 assessment. She said an estimated 5% interest rate rolled over 20 years would add roughly $12,097 in interest, producing a total burden she described as a threat to home equity if left unresolved. Wronski asked for three on-the-record answers within five business days: (1) when the engineering audit will be closed so certified assessment notices can be issued; (2) the exact fixed interest rate the city or county will pass to property owners; and (3) why a mailed registry of licensed, bonded sewer contractors has not been provided to affected households.
The record contains no immediate administrative answer to those three on-the-record requests; the resident said she would like a transparent written response within five business days. Her remarks were entered into the public-comment record; council did not take formal action during the meeting to change the assessment process.
Context: Wronski said some neighbors have already hired private contractors to connect to the main because they were told the main is physically ready, but she said uncertainty about the assessment amount, payment window and interest rate is creating urgency and financial risk.
Next steps: The resident requested a written reply from administration within five business days; the transcript records no such reply at the meeting.
