Community septic option for business district reconsidered; estimated $75 monthly per user

Jennifer Graham reviewed prior efforts to establish a community septic system for Ellsworth’s business district and said the group agreed that a change in approach is warranted. She outlined pros and cons of pursuing a community drainfield rather than other options and provided an estimate of about $75 per month per recipient for the proposed system.

The council did not vote on a specific sewer plan during the Feb. 9 meeting; the discussion was a status update and a call to consider alternate designs. During public input, Kandi Randall asked whether the new sewer system would include the veterinary clinic; the recorded response was that including the vet clinic is the goal, but there was no formal action or guarantee recorded.

The transcript does not provide engineering studies, a financing plan, or an implementation timeline for any community septic proposal. The cost estimate provided by Graham appears to be a planning-level figure and was not presented as a formal bid or contract amount.