Sunday, March 15, 2009

Commission approves Grassland sewer project

Commission approves Grassland sewer project

MONDAY, MARCH 9

The board has adopted an interlocal agreement with Franklin that allows the city to provide sewer services to about 450 Grassland homeowners.

Many of the homeowners in the area, which is outside city limits, have aging septic systems that fail whenever it rains.

The county will reimburse the city for the project, with the homeowners reimbursing the county. Two amendments were proposed that would have authorized the county to foot a portion of the bill. But both amendments failed, leaving the residents fully responsible for the cost. The project is expected to cost up to $3.1 million and take 16 to 18 months to complete, with service being fully operational in 2011.

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