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Council increases Georgetown road reimbursement to $40,036.70 amid resident pleas
Summary
After multiple Georgetown residents described sewer-related damage to private roads, the Fort Myers council approved raising a proposed reimbursement for milling and repaving to $40,036.70, expanding the city's contribution beyond the staff-recommended utilities share.
Residents from Georgetown urged the council to help pay for repaving private roadways they say were damaged by sewer-line settlement. Multiple speakers, including Rusty Klinger (HOA president) and Niels Richter, described water pooling, uneven pavement and a frontage road that falls outside the DOT right-of-way and the HOA’s plat.
Utilities Director Richard Moulton told the council crews had relined sewer pipes in 2019 and performed recent inspections and smoke testing that showed the lines meet integrity standards, but staff recommended a reimbursement tied to the utility-impact assessment. After discussion about fairness and past city contributions, Councilperson Person moved to increase the reimbursement to $40,036.70 to cover the frontage road and a larger share of repaving costs; the motion passed by roll call.
Rusty Klinger said the HOA had already assessed owners about $78,000 and was asking the city for 10% of main-road costs plus 100% of the frontage road (the HOA cited a 2005 council allocation as precedent). Moulton said the city’s initial calculation (10% of impacted main roads) equaled roughly $14,700, while full frontage-road coverage would add about $27,000. Council members debated precedent and the city’s budget impact before voting to approve the higher reimbursement.
