North Webster Amends Knapp Lake Agreement
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Jordan Fouts-
Under the agreement approved in October, North Webster will provide wastewater treatment for about 200 Knapp Lake customers after the Noble County district hooks into the town’s system. The district is currently moving forward on securing financing from the Department of Rural Development, according to town attorney Jack Birch.
Knapp Lake will fund some expenses related to the hookup, while North Webster is also in the process of improving its own treatment facilities. A public hearing on a grant request to help fund the work will be held at the Feb. 17 meeting.
The amendments proposed by the district would require North Webster to continue providing service even if KLRSD defaults on its loan and Rural Development takes over its system. It also specifies that wastewater treatment will be handled on a proportionate basis if the system reaches capacity, meaning North Webster and Knapp Lake customers would have equal priority.
“Though, obviously, if we ran out of capacity we’d have bigger problems,” Birch remarked.
Also Tuesday, resident Dan Neff told council he is considering building a riverside park on land he owns at Dixie Drive and Backwater Road, the site of the former American Legion pavilion. He said he plans to eventually turn the park over to the town, and asked council if they would be interested. His next step is to discuss the plan with the Kosciusko County Plan Commission.
Council President Jon Sroufe said they’d be happy to look at any plan he brought them.[[In-content Ad]]
Under the agreement approved in October, North Webster will provide wastewater treatment for about 200 Knapp Lake customers after the Noble County district hooks into the town’s system. The district is currently moving forward on securing financing from the Department of Rural Development, according to town attorney Jack Birch.
Knapp Lake will fund some expenses related to the hookup, while North Webster is also in the process of improving its own treatment facilities. A public hearing on a grant request to help fund the work will be held at the Feb. 17 meeting.
The amendments proposed by the district would require North Webster to continue providing service even if KLRSD defaults on its loan and Rural Development takes over its system. It also specifies that wastewater treatment will be handled on a proportionate basis if the system reaches capacity, meaning North Webster and Knapp Lake customers would have equal priority.
“Though, obviously, if we ran out of capacity we’d have bigger problems,” Birch remarked.
Also Tuesday, resident Dan Neff told council he is considering building a riverside park on land he owns at Dixie Drive and Backwater Road, the site of the former American Legion pavilion. He said he plans to eventually turn the park over to the town, and asked council if they would be interested. His next step is to discuss the plan with the Kosciusko County Plan Commission.
Council President Jon Sroufe said they’d be happy to look at any plan he brought them.[[In-content Ad]]
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