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Canyon County offers to build sewer main for proposed Hwy 44 jail; council continues item for legal review
Summary
Canyon County commissioners proposed building sewer infrastructure to serve a proposed Highway 44 county jail and ancillary county facilities, offering to construct to city standards and transfer ownership via annexation; the council voted to continue the item to Aug. 17 to resolve legal questions including connection fees and inspection rights.
Canyon County Chairman Brad Holton told the Caldwell City Council the county is prepared to construct a sewer main and associated roadway to serve a proposed Highway 44 jail site and other county facilities, and to build the work to Caldwell standards with the aim of eventual annexation. “We would pay for the the construction and the installation of the sewer main starting on the south side of that canal,” Holton said, adding the county would oversee design and has a contractor under contract.
County public-works staff and Bennington Construction described permitting, the tight seasonal window to bore under the irrigation canal, casing-size and depth considerations, and phasing assumptions. Councilors raised legal questions about waiving connection fees, inspection roles, and long-term obligations; City legal staff and county counsel agreed to continue negotiations. Councilor Allgood moved to continue the item to the Aug. 17 meeting so staff and counsel can reconcile outstanding technical and legal questions; the motion passed as recorded with one abstention and direction for staff to work with county representatives.
