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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