The Board of Trustees of the Lakeland Regional Sewer District (“District”) will hold a public hearing June 19, 2024 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 Policy for Easement Exemptions, Encroachments and Variance Requests (“Policy”). The changes to the Policy 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.
The following amendments will be codified in the District’s Amended and Restated Policy.
- A fee of $150.00 will be charged for each application, to the District, to consider approval of an Easement encroachment.
- If engineering review is deemed necessary by the District related to any application, the applicant will be charged for those fees as well.
- If an application is filed after the encroachment is placed and/or prior to the District’s approval, a penalty of up to $2,500 may be charged to the property owner / applicant.