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Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Watershed Management
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): District 2
Sewer Petition - Oakawana Road(City of Atlanta)
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Information Contact: Reginald D. Wells, Director
Phone Number: (770) 621-7208
PURPOSE:
To consider a Petition requesting extension of the County's sanitary sewer system for a portion of Oakawana Road located in Atlanta, Georgia. If approved, construction will be programed for the installation of approximately 980 linear feet of new 8-inch sanitary sewer pipeline system, and the designated area on Oakawana 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:
Oakawana Road is located in Atlanta, Georgia. A portion of Oakawana Road is currently partially served by public sewer. A Petition has been submitted to the County to have public sewer installed along the section of Oakawana Road not currently served by public sewer. There are 11 properties that are not currently served by public sewer along Oakawana Road. The Department of Watershed Management (DWM) staff has confirmed that there is available capacity in the system for the additional flow from Oakawana Road. The designated area, as defined by DWM, includes the following properties: 2079, 2086, 2087, 2094, 2095, 2102, 2103, 2109, 2110, 2115, and 2116 Oakawana 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. Sixty-three percent (63%) of the residents in the designated area (based on 7 signatures for 11 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 Champi...
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