Bobbie Bicknell Coray, reporter
Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH, Utah.
October 5, 2016. The Eastside
Bear Lake Sewer Project which will extend sewer service north along the east
side of Bear Lake was discussed at county commission meeting by Mark Stringham,
Skyler Davis and Leahann Lamb of the Division of Water Quality.
If the existing residents connect right now they will pay
$40 per month plus the cost of abandoning their existing septic system. That will save them $3200 impact fee and a
$750 connection fee. If they do not sign
up to connect now they will still be required to connect to the sewer without
these savings when a home is sold or there is remodeling. There are 15 residents that this affects.
The sewer is being installed to maintain the Bear Lake water
quality by providing an improved and sustainable mean of disposing of
wastewater. This also provides sewer to the Scout Camp which is heavily used in
the summer.
One problem is getting residents to respond. The people who live on the East Side are
mostly summer residents. Casey Florence,
HOA representative has tried to get them to
come to open meetings to see what their options are but no one has come to the meetings. Stringham said “it’s a great funding
package. The funds in the program are in
demand for other programs so the community should act quickly.
Commissioner Bill Cox said, “they already know about and
understand the project, we don’t need another meeting. They just want to know how much it costs.” He suggested that they send out a mailed
ballot and have them vote.
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