Star Tribune Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:47:02 GMT
Corcoran hedges on linking into metro sewer lines
Controlling its future is a key reason Corcoran officials want to stay off Met Council system. To Corcoran, sewers are about much more than pipes and treatment plants. The city is exploring whether building its own wastewater treatment infrastructure -- rather than connecting to the Metropolitan Council's -- would allow it to keep more control over its development and taxes. Those are two important issues for a rural city populated by "refugees from other areas that developed 20, 30 years ago," said Council Member Paul Jacobs. "They were and are happy being beyond the sewer line." No decisions have been made, and many questions remain: Can the city, which is within the Met Council's jurisdiction, truly opt out? If it does, what are the consequences? And if saying no to sewer means less development, how will the Met Council respond?
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