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Sewer plan put on hold
(by Rick Palsgrove, Southeast Editor - May 19, 2009)
A plan to update village codes, which could have an affect on the much discussed proposed west Groveport Road sewer project, has been put on hold until July pending further study.
At its May 18 committee meeting, Groveport Village Council postponed action and discussion on an ordinance that would update the existing 35-year-old codes for sewer extension reimbursement. The legislation revises the code by replacing the outdated $7 inside the village limits per foot reimbursement charge and $8 outside the village limits charge with a new formula based on total frontage served times the frontage of the connecting parcel served, excluding engineering fees.
Law Director Kevin Shannon said the legislation needs further study with a key issue being how to properly define what is included in the costs of construction.
Last March, Shannon stated Marc and Roger Studley of Access Storage, located on Groveport Road, indicated they may be willing to pursue financing, with the cooperation of First Baptist Church of Groveport, the extension of the sewer line to their property and further west to the First Baptist Church. The idea would be for the financers then to recapture the costs of construction from properties in the area affected by the sewer line extension.
Marc Studley believes the sewer line is vital for the future development of the west Groveport Road area.
Diana Ward, of Bob Ward Construction and Rental, who has opposed the sewer extension in the past due to its costs to property owners in the area, questioned how quickly payments would have to be made by property owners to fund the proposed sewer. She also believes the village should seek more input from property owners in the area regarding the sewer.
The proposed, 2,100 foot, approximately $840,000 sanitary sewer line would include properties along Groveport Road extending west from Greenpointe Drive to the First Baptist Church of Groveport property and would serve an area encompassing 240 acres.
Council will take up the discussion of the ordinance and project again at one of its July meetings.
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