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Assessment Policy Applicable to Water and Sewer <br />Extensions to Existing Unnerved Neighborhoods <br />May 27, 1999 <br />Page 3 <br />~~ <br />of the Final Assessment Roll may enter into a contract with OWASA to pay service availability fees <br />for connections to lines extended by an assessment project, but not service connection fees, under <br />established terms and conditions by monthly installments over the same time period and at the same <br />interest rate as established for the assessment project costs. The installment payment of service <br />availability fees shall become a part of the monthly billing .for service, and nonpayment shall be <br />subject to the same policies and penalties that apply to delinquency in the payment of .monthly <br />charges for water and sewer services provided by OWASA. The unpaid balance shall be secured by <br />a lien against the benefited property and personal security to satisfy any outstanding balance upon <br />sale of the property. The payment of the unpaid balance shall become due upon transfer of the <br />property. <br />For assessment projects, the residential property owners connecting within ninety (90) days of <br />notice from OWASA that the construction has been completed and service is available for active <br />service connections, the service availability fees applicable to the property will be reduced by 25%, <br />not to exceed $500 per benefited property.' <br />if an assessed lot is subdivided at any time after adoption of the Final Assessment Roll, the newly <br />created lots shall be required to pay all applicable availability fees in accordance with the Schedule <br />of Rates and Fees in effect at the tune, prior to establishing a service connection to the system(s) <br />owned by OWASA.. <br />REFERENCES: <br />- OWASA Schedule of Rates and Fees <br />- OWASA Water and Sewer Extension Policies <br />Reviewed by General Counsel: (v -' 3 <br />Date Gen Co 1 ~-- <br />Adopted by the Board: ~~~ <br />Date Jerk to the Bo <br />