DEPARTMENT
Public Works
REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval from the Board of Commissioners to hold a Public Hearing on December 1, 2021 at 10:00 AM, to receive comments on the Manning Drive, Pinetree Circle and Cold Creek Drive Petition Sanitary Sewer, located within the City of Alpharetta; and for the Board of Commissioners to approve the petition request. (CONDUCTED/APPROVED)
1 Speaker: Steve Beechum (In Support of Item #21-0948)
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
Under Article III, Section 82-188 of the Fulton County Code of Laws, the County Manager's designee (Public Works Director) may request that the Board of Commissioners extend sanitary sewer service to address situations adverse to the public health.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Health and Human Services
COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
No
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND Under Article III, Section 82-188 of the Fulton County Code, property owners along a roadway may petition the Department of Public Works and the Board of Commissioners to extend the County's sanitary sewer to address public health concerns when over 50% of those along the roadway frontage support the need.
The majority of the parcels within this petition are less than 1 acre and were constructed between 1955 and 1970. The underground septic tanks and their corresponding drainage fields are beyond their expected design lifespan. The great risk of failure posed by these systems has the potential to severely compromise the public health and to negatively impact the environment. The closest publicly owned sewer is North within 200 linear feet of each street within this petition.
Fifty-nine (59) percent of property owners along ...
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