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Council instructs staff to notify RV owners as meter installations begin; ordinance text to follow
Summary
Council debated whether campers/RVs should be required to connect to city water, heard staff report that 80 RVs and 8 vacant/accessory lots are on the meter list, and directed staff to notify meter-list owners and allow opt-outs while ordinance language is finalized (staff suggested a 90-day connection timeline).
Council debated a draft ordinance that would require permanent residents to connect to city water service and considered whether campers/RVs should be permitted to opt out. The Chair framed the choice and presented facts: "There are 80 RVs on the list for a meter and there are 8 vacant or accessory-building-only lots that are scheduled to get a meter," the Chair said, noting concerns about connection costs and the city's loan-payment obligations tied to meters.
Council discussed options: (1) keep the current requirement for permanent residents to connect; (2) allow campers to opt out and reassign some meters to permanent homes; or (3) delay action. Several council members recommended a 90-day connection timeline if meters are dropped to give homeowners time to schedule hookups. The council agreed to instruct Hettinger to begin dropping meters and to allow an opt-out process for RV owners on the immediate list while staff prepares ordinance language for formal consideration.
