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April 5, 2012 (Narade
To Central Sanitary District Board
Subject: Contractual Assessment District (CAD) Policy
I am Joe Lieber, the trustee for my family's property at 43 Dos Osos in Orinda.
wish to strongly encourage you to approve a CAD for the area that includes our
property. We are literally at a crossroad that gives us two choices:
1. Hook up to the sewer, or
2. Install a new septic system (a "repair ")
IfvNe cannot hook up to the sewer in the near future, we will have to install a septic
system which will preclude a future server hookup for a VERY long time.
The Dos Osos property has an existing house on it with the need to hook up to the
sewer as soon as possible, so the level of interest is extremely high in this case. We
also own a small parcel that is adjacent to Alta Vista which is undeveloped and
could possibly be marketed with the understanding that there would be sewer
access to the buyer. It is anticipated that the new owners of the lot, with ready
access to the sewer, would exercise their right to hook up well within the 10 year
window you have established for the project. As you are well aware, the sewer
expansion issue is really a chicken and egg one. Once the sewer is available, there
is a very likely increase in interest in hookups. (The Field of Dreams motto of
"Build it and they will come" is relevant here.)
As mentioned in the case of the 43 Dos Osos property, we are at a crossroads
where we need to either pay a large sum to repair the existing septic system and
thus the property would not hook up to the sewer for a VERY long time; or we
need to hook up to the sewer ASAP. I Would also like to remind the District of its
mission which I got from your website:
Our A,Iissinn
7b pi-oleci parhlic health and the environment hv:
Collecting and wealing ivastenvalel•
Reclycling high garalily ivale/-
I'l-oinoling polhclion prevention
I hope the District keeps their mission, especially "to protect public health and the
environment" in mind regarding making their decision regarding funding the
project to extend the sewer main. It is common knowledge that many of the
existing septic systems in this area are extremely old and outdated (thus, likely
failures). It clearly is in the public's interest to replace these systems with sewer
connections as soon as possible.
os h eber, rustee
80 Pepperwood Court
Sonoma, CA 95475