Mandatory sewer connections in assessment districts
Summary
About 60 homes that never connected to sewer after it was installed years ago will get a one-year notice to hook up, then face a standby charge of 150% of the quarterly sewer bill ($211.50). Homeowners could face $20,000-plus plumbing costs, and Blue Mound Road properties must bore under the freshly paved road since they skipped optional laterals.
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Last discussed Jun 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
Property owners could pay $20,000 or more per home for the plumbing connection, plus a $211.50 quarterly surcharge if they don't connect within the year.
The sewer utility and public health generally, since aging septic systems in 1950s-era subdivisions get retired.
The roughly 60 homeowners facing five-figure connection bills, some of whom didn't realize the old requirement would catch up with them.
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Common Council Meeting - Third Monday - Jun 15, 2026
About 60 homes that never connected to sewer after it was installed years ago will get a one-year notice to hook up, then face a standby charge of 150% of the quarterly sewer bill ($211.50). Homeowners could face $20,000-plus plumbing costs, and Blue Mound Road properties must bore under the freshly paved road since they skipped optional laterals.
Public Works Committee - Jun 11, 2026
Roughly 30 to 50 properties across five older assessment districts haven't connected to municipal sewer despite 15-year deadlines. They'll get one year from a formal notice to connect, then a $211.50-per-quarter standby fee — and Bluemound Road properties face expensive boring under freshly repaved pavement.
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