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Atrium YMCA sewer waiver won’t be re-considered
Although Councilman David Schiavone said he would ask to have a proposed sewer tap-in waiver request for the Atrium YMCA brought back for re-consideration after it failed by a 3-2-1 vote a few weeks ago, he has apparently changed his mind.
The Atrium YMCA received a 50 percent credit on the tap-in fee because of the projected jobs the facility will be creating.
While there were more “yes” votes, the city’s charter requires a minimum of four votes to pass any legislation before council because there are seven council members, according to city Law Director Les Landen.
Schiavone, who said he was a “yes” vote, was absent from that meeting tending to his new restaurant that recently opened. Mayor Lawrence P. Mulligan Jr. had to abstain because he is a member of the Great Miami Valley YMCA board.
After the council meeting on Tuesday, April 15, Schiavone said he won’t be asking to bring it back as a new ordinance.
However, Schiavone said he does want council to revisit the city’s policy on waiving utility tap-in fees.
While Middletown declined to waive the balance of the sewer tap-in fee, Warren County, who will be providing water service, did waive the entire amount of that tap-in fee.
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By Man of many words
April 17, 2008 5:55 AM | Link to this
I am confused. Mr. Schiavone didn’t need a re-vote. All he had to do was to remind the Mr. Landen of his two previous rulings wherein “abstentions count with the majority!”