Public Hearing: YES ☒ NO ☐ Department: Watershed Management
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): 4 and 7
Septic to Sewer Petition - Pine Lake, Georgia - Forrest Road
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Information Contact: Reginald Wells
Phone Number: 770.414.6240
PURPOSE:
To consider a sewer petition requesting extension of the County’s sanitary sewer system for a portion of Forrest Road located in the city of Pine Lake, Georgia. If approved, construction will include the installation of approximately 240 linear feet of new 8-inch cast iron sanitary sewer pipeline. The designated area along Forrest Road shall become a special tax district and properties within the designated area shall be assessed a portion of the cost of construction, $7,500.00 per property.
NEED/IMPACT:
A sewer petition has been submitted to the County to have public sewer installed along Forrest Road in the City of Pine Lake. There are three (3) properties that are not currently served by public sewer in this community. The Department of Watershed Management (DWM) staff has confirmed that there is available capacity in the system for the additional flow from the following properties: 455 Oak Road, 4540 Forrest Road, and 4541 Forrest Road. In accordance with Chapter 25, Article IV, Division 2.5 of the Code of DeKalb County, as Revised 1988, a minimum of 51% of residents in the designated area must petition the County for sewer facilities in order for a petition to be approved. One hundred percent (100%) of the residents in the designated area (based on 3 signatures out of 3 properties) submitted a complete Petition for sanitary sewer extension into the area. A public notice advertising the public hearing before the BOC ran in the Champion Newspaper for twenty (20) days prior to the hearing (published on XXXX) and a notice was mailed to the property owners in the designated area. In addition, an advertisement was placed on the County’s website.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Project estimate initial cost to County is approximately $650,000 (expect to recoup $52,500 from assessments). Funding Source - Line Item 73 of the DWM Renewal and Extension (R&E) Fund.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve the attached Septic to Sewer Petition and authorize the installation of approximately 240 linear feet of new 8-inch cast iron sanitary sewer pipe along Forrest Road, located in the City of Pine Lake, to authorize the creation of a special tax district for the designated area, whereby properties within the designated area shall be assessed a portion of the cost of construction, totaling $7,500.00 per property, and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute all necessary documents.