05/06/2026
🚨💧Ormsby residents: when we meet Thursday this week, there will be an important discussion and decisions that will affect everyone’s water billing. Below are a few items that the council will be hashing out. I encourage anyone to attend to please voice your feelings to the council to that they are here as representatives of the citizens and these issues need addressing.
#1 - curb box (shut off valve) ownership: as it stands per current ordnance, the homeowner is responsible for all repairs from the residence up until the main line. Meaning that if there is a leak anywhere in that line, the homeowner is responsible for costs associated for repairs if any damage or leaks occur all the way up to the main line INCLUDING underneath the road.
#2 - unused infrastructure fees: currently per the existing water ordinance, if you own a lot that has infrastructure available to the lot, you are charged the minimum amount each month even if you are not using it. Think elevator lot, house that was tore down by knights years ago, vacant lots where at one time, water and sewer was there, that is now shut off, capped etc.. but is still available. These property owners pay for utilities that they don’t use. However, if this is changed and results in them no longer paying the minimum fee each month, the water and sewer budget will face a short fall of over 4200 dollars. The result of this is having to make up that in the budget spread across all the residents.
As your mayor, I have my own personal opinions on what needs to happen and change, and I will not share them on the city’s page but rather my own, however I will remind everyone I do not vote unless there is a tie. THEREFORE, I am encouraging anyone to please come up to the meeting this Thursday 05/07 at 7pm and voice your feelings to the council on how these and other issues should be handled for your city!
-mayor Hansen
