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County staff recommends pursuing sewer if feasible for AgCenter/arena property
Summary
Soil tests and public-health input indicate sewer is the long-term preferred solution for the AgCenter/arena property; staff urged evaluating connections to nearby municipal sewer and potential tap-fee reimbursement if the county later runs lines.
Staff advised commissioners that site work and health-department findings favor a public sewer connection for the 22‑acre AgCenter/arena parcel rather than continuing to rely on temporary holding tanks.
Ashley (speaker 13) summarized the soil specialist and health department recommendations: “Recommendation is if there's a possibility that we can get sewer out there, we should do it, and it's we should do it,” she said. Commissioners and staff discussed right-of-way widths (at least 60 feet in places), the presence of rock in some trenches, the cost trade-off between adding an interim holding tank versus installing sewer lines, and whether previously paid tap fees could be refunded if the county pays to run the line.
Chair and commissioners directed staff to continue negotiations with the nearby municipality (Odenville was cited as an example by staff) and to bring detailed cost estimates — including probable monthly sewer fees for users and any anticipated tap-fee reimbursement policy — to the next work session so the commission can decide whether to authorize running the line before road paving.
Ending: Staff will follow up with municipal partners on cost and tap-fee arrangements and return with a recommended path and cost breakdown for commissioner consideration.
