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Saturday, January 9, 2016

Sewer To New Development On East Side Considered

Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

RANDOLPH, Utah.  January 6, 2016.  Mark Stringham and DeWayne Gifford, Bear Lake Special Services District, told County Commissioners that the district is considering extending the sewer 3 1/2 miles on the east side of the lake for a subdivision.  The state wanted to get involved with a feasibility study on putting the sewer to the new properties.  The new properties need to be annexed into the district in order to have sewer service. 

The annexation process is two step process.  First, there needs to be a public hearing. There are some residents who do not want to be annexed, and it takes 51% of the taxable land owners to agree to the annexation.  Those who already have septic tanks do not want to pay the additional costs, but the developer of the lots would like to be linked to the sewer as would the Boy Scout Camp.

The cost for Eden to hook on would cost a little over $50 a month with an additional $1,000 to hook on.  Property owners would be required to remove or take offline septic tanks.  Any new construction would be required to be connected. 

The state and county want a sewer system to protect the lake.  Development can be stopped by the existing residents who want to keep their septic tanks.  The developer, Sid Winters, is considering a conservation  district with a smaller development footprint if he could use septic tanks instead of sewer.  He also asked if he could drill wells.   He thinks that he could get a conservation development grant if he had a smaller footprint which would make the project feasible. They will go ahead with the public hearing.  

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