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Board to draft amendments to Redwood sewer ordinance; seeks Joint Sewer District letter on expenses
Summary
Board members agreed to draft amendments to the 1992 Redwood Sewer Use Ordinance to add damage and repair responsibility language and to prepare a Joint Sewer District letter to Rob Redick summarizing expenses; odor-control chemical costs were estimated at $10,000–$15,000 annually.
Board members discussed gaps in the town's current Redwood Sewer Use Ordinance (originally adopted in 1992) and agreed to prepare proposed amendments, including explicit language holding property owners responsible for damage and repair costs to sewer pots and related infrastructure. Rob noted the existing ordinance is silent on damage liability and suggested a side-by-side review with more recent ordinances from neighboring communities.
Supervisor Sweet asked the board to draft a letter from the Joint Sewer District to Rob Redick summarizing amounts spent and the town's plan for the upcoming season. Board members said they are reluctant to spend more town money on the issue; one board member estimated odor-control chemical costs at "somewhere between $10,000 and $15,000 a year." The board agreed to work on proposed ordinance amendments for the January meeting.
