It's Official: Project Approved

Here's the letter Harpeth Law mailed on July 26:

July 26, 2007

VIA UNITED STATES MAIL

Grassland Area Resident
Franklin, TN 37069

Re: Grassland Area Sewer Project Deadline

Dear Sir or Madam:

Williamson County, with the aid of the efforts of many of your neighbors, has made considerable progress with the Grassland Area Sewer Project. As you may know, in March of 2007, Williamson County established a deadline whereby 60% of the temporary construction easements and 60% of the Agreements for Dedication of Easement for Utility Construction (permanent easements) were to be executed and received by the County no later than July 1, 2007 in order for the sewer project to go forward.

To date, the County has received 71% of the temporary construction easements and 72% of the permanent easements.

As a result, and as promised at the public meeting in March of 2007, the County will proceed with the sewer project. At this time, the County is aggressively pursuing the remaining easements that must be acquired in order to construct the main sewer line and is currently researching the procedure whereby the County would acquire the remaining sewer easements by eminent domain.

Additionally, the County continues in its discussions with Lynwood Utility Corporation to complete its agreements for Lynwood to accept and treat the effluent from the County’s sewer lines as well as finalize the mechanism by which the sewer assessment will be billed to all property owners. Please be advised that this sewer assessment will not be billed until the entire sewer project is constructed and the affected residents will be permitted to connect their residences to the public sewer. Please also be reminded that no one will be required to connect his/her residence to the public sewer, but after seven (7) years, the guarantee of capacity will no longer be available.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Further, if you have any questions about the operation and installation of the sewer system, please contact Williamson County’s engineering consultant, Bo Butler of Smith Seckman Reid at (615) 383-1113.

Very truly yours,


Kristi D. Earwood
County Attorney for Planning and Environment

The Project is Approved

I apologize for this late post, but we were on an extended vacation. Nevertheless...

The county has approved the project with 71% temp and 72% perm easements received (more continue to trickle in). The county is securing the rest of the easements via eminent domain.

Harpeth Law's Kristi Earwood distributed a letter dated 7/26, which I will post in its entirety.

Congratulations!