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5 <br /> to ensure that local government utility plans and land use plans are not thwarted <br /> through demands by land owners and the development community insisting that <br /> public water and sewer connections be made contrary to the planned service area of <br /> the utilities. The proposed amendment was subsequently adopted by all three Joint <br /> Planning jurisdictions. <br /> Conclusion <br /> With the exception of Section VI of the WSMPBA, the agreements and plans <br /> referenced above envision a clear boundary between urban and rural land uses. <br /> While there is the possibility of extending public water and sewer lines into long-term <br /> interest areas to serve an essential public facility, the implications for surrounding <br /> land uses is not a preferred alternative or situation. Also, there are potentially <br /> negative side effects to not allowing adjacent property owners to tie into a line <br /> extended into a long-term interest area, especially in terms of petitions for service <br /> (that must be denied) and challenges to the policy. <br />