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LAKELAND REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT - PROPOSED AMENDMENT

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NOTICE OF HEARING
    The Board of Trustees of the Lakeland Regional Sewer District will hold a public hearing on Thursday April 6th, 2017 at 6:00 PM at North Webster Community Center, 301 N. Main Street North Webster, IN. 46555.  The purpose of the hearing is to receive comment on amending the rates and charges for sanitary sewer service in the area to be served by the District’s proposed sewage works.  The proposed amendment is 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 rates amendment.
Board of Trustees
Lakeland Regional Sewer District
    The Board of Trustees of the District desires to amend Section 3.f. of the Lakeland Region Sewer District Rate Ordinance as follows:
    The owner of any lot, parcel, real property, or building connection to the Sewage Works whose property was not included in the construction and installation of a Sewage Works and who has not paid monthly rates and charges previously shall pay a Capacity Charge for each connection to the Sewage Works. Capacity Charges shall also be imposed on all connections made to future extensions of the Sewage Works. Capacity Charges shall be paid before the property owner will be allowed to connect to the Sewage Works. The scheule of Capacity Charges shall be as shown on the attached Exhibit B.
Exhibit B
        Connection Fee per
Year    ESFDU (1)    YEAR
2017    $-    2038    3,905
2018    76    2039    4,148
2019    227    2040    4,397
2020    383    2041    4,652
2021    542    2042    4,912    
2022    705    2043    5,180
2023    872    2044    5,454
2024    1,042    2045    5,733
2025    1,216    2046    6,020
2026    1,394    2047    6,313
2027    1,577    2048    6,614
2028    1,765    2049    6,921
2029    1,957    2050    7,236
2030    2,153    2051    7,559
2031    2,355    2052    7,889
2032    2,561    2053    8,228
2033    2,772    2054    8,573
2034    2,987    2055    8,928
2035    3,209    2056    9,291
2036    3,435    2057 and thereafter    9,663
2037    3,667
    The Board of Trustees of the District desires to amend/add Section 4.b. of the Lakeland Region Sewer District Rate Ordinance as follows:
    Should any owner (or its agent, designee or contractor) perform any work on the Sewage Works (and/or any equipment or facilities associated therewith), and whether said work is authorized by the District or otherwise, the owner shall be responsible for all costs and charges associated therewith.  In addition, the owner shall also be responsible for any charge or cost created at the time of the work or in the future and/or as a result of said work voiding or limiting any warranty upon any piece of equipment and/or the Sewage Works.  Said cost shall become a charge due and payable under this ordinance with the next monthly bill due after such cost is incurred.  
    The Board of Trustees of the District desires to amend Exhibit C (formally Exhibit B) of the Lakeland Region Sewer District Rate Ordinance as follows:
    Attorney’s Fees: 225.00 per hr.
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