Coffee County commissioners agreed recently that they will pay off the loan for the Wayside Sewer System using $281,583 out of its rural debt service fund.
In exchange for the county’s assistance, the 58 property owners who are connected to the sewer will see their bills go up by roughly 62 percent starting early next year.
Those paying $56 a month will now pay close to $90 a month.
In September, following the angry objections of dozens of unconnected property owners, the county commission decided not to enforce the resolution and seek another solution.
Property owners in the Wayside Sewer System area received a letter from Coffee County Mayor Gary Cordell. The letter stated that starting Oct. 1, 2016 owners in the area of Wayside, Country Air and Deer Range would be required to pay fees for the sewer system.
Also the letter, it stated that if an owner wanted to connect to system there would be a $500 connection fee and $5,500 fee for the cost of tank and installation, effective until October 2017 when the cost of installation of the tank could change.
The new fees for those 58 property connected owners will be effective Feb. 1, 2017. (Portions provided by the Tullahoma News)
New Deal in place for Wayside Acres Area
