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Council authorizes third-party force main in utility easement for development
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance No. 6037 allowing a private force main to be installed and maintained in a city utility easement to serve a development (noted near a Tractor Supply/Dobbs Tire site); staff said the private 2" force main ties into a larger 24" gravity line and the ordinance will be recorded to bind future owners.
Public Works Director Adlich described Bill No. 07-04-2026, authorizing a third party to locate, construct and maintain a private sanitary sewer force main within a city easement to serve a commercial parcel (referenced in the packet as the location where Dobbs Tire will go by Tractor Supply Company). When asked what a force main is, Adlich explained: "a force main is when a pump is installed to force the sewer to another destination." Adlich added the private 2" line would discharge into a larger 24" gravity line and staff judged it "highly unlikely" there would be pressure issues.
The council passed the bill to second reading and then adopted it; the ordinance will be recorded to create ongoing maintenance obligations for the private owner.
