In case you are flush with cash, Leoni Township wants some of it. Leoni Township operates the sewage plant that receives waste from Columbia Township and other locales. Leoni has raised rates again because of the ongoing deterioration of their sewage processing system. Hydrogen sulfide is very corrosive, and it’s taking its toll.
Tonight (Monday, December 21), Columbia Township trustees had no choice but to vote for a rate increase. For the April-May-June 2021 period, the typical Clark Lake resident’s bill will go from $234 to $243. But wait. There’s more. Replacing corroded or otherwise worn parts will continue. One estimate calls for another increase starting as soon as July-August-September 2021 that could add another $15 to $18 to the quarterly amount.
Meanwhile, disagreements over bond payments continue. The issue has lots of history, and is a labyrinth of complications.
Otherwise, near the conclusion of the meeting, Township board members offered some thumbs up–Terry Mahr for her work on the planning commission and zoning board, Trustee Flip Reynolds for his service on the Township board, and to Treasurer John Calhoun and Controller Heather Peterson for their ongoing work on the sewer litigation.
As reported previously on this website, the work on the Eagle Point lift station is almost complete. Below is a report on activity at other stations within the network.
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The Clark Lake sewer bills continue to be a huge money pit year after year.
Remember when we were supposed to pay $15 for life.
Evidently they didn’t realize we were going to live this long.
Please don’t mistake me, the sewer is the best thing that was done for the lake, but has been mismanaged since the beginning.
Must be we shouldn’t have completed all of that free work for other communities.
When do these increases stop?
I am sure it would be an enormous cost, but in the long run would it be feasible to change our system? Trust me we needed a system of some sort and at the time this might have been the best one, but not now! This system is outdated and not sustainable. This is getting way to expensive to flush your toilet. Not to mention the huge cost to area businesses.
It’s going to get a lot worse very quickly. Each community is responsible for over 4 million dollars to be paid to Jackson County.