NOTICE OF HEARING
The Board of Trustees of the Lakeland Regional Sewer District (“District”) will hold a public hearing February 19, 2025 starting at 6:00 pm at its facility located at 5002 E. 100 N. Warsaw, IN. The purpose of the hearing is to receive comment on changes to the District’s fees related to services and charges in its rate ordinance (“Ordinance”). The changes to the Ordinance are shown below. All users of the works and owners of property served or to be served and others interested shall have an opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed changes.
Board of Trustees
Lakeland Regional Sewer District
The following changes will be codified in Exhibit C of the District’s Ordinance.
c. Encroachment Agreement or the cost to the District of dealing with any encroachment shall include the cost of preparing any agreement, any attorney’s fees, recording fees, and other expenses incurred by the District at a rate of:
Attorney’s Fees: District’s cost plus 10%
Supervisor or Staff: $60.00 per hr.
Technician: $55.00 per hr.
d. Any job or service performed by the District will be charged
at the following rates:
Supervisor or Staff: $70.00 per hr.
Technician: $60.00 per hr.
Lien filing performed by District $100.00 per lien
Equipment Charges for the use of District equipment related to non-routine matters that are the responsibility of the District in accordance with its ordinances and Indiana law (as determined by the District in its reasonable discretion):
Backhoe $115.00 per hr.
Sewer Vacuum Truck $95.00 per hr.
Portable Sewer Jetter $45.00 per hr.
Dump Truck $45.00 per hr.
Trailer $25.00 per hr.
Service Truck $40.00 per hr.
45 KW Generator $45.00 per hr.
Small Generator $25.00 per hr.
Fusion Machine $40.00 per hr.
Request for billing statement $25.00 per request
for property transfer
To the extent the District does not have the above equipment, or the District chooses, in its sole discretion, to rent or outsource any equipment use (including but not limited to the equipment listed above) the customer will be charged for rental equipment and materials at a of cost plus 30% for administrative, service and other overhead costs.
Any engineering services that the District is required to obtain related to non-routine matters, customarily incurred by the District in its general operations, due to a Customer issue or request shall be billed to the Customer at the District’s cost plus 10%.
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