Inverness approves billing of additional parcels in DDA for sewer
It had been brought to the township board's attention that there were several parcels within the DDA district that were not currently being billed by the City of Cheboygan for operations and maintenance, as well as debt services.
INVERNESS TOWNSHIP - The Inverness Township Board recently voted to add parcels within the Downtown Development Authority's district to the rolls to charge them what all other parcels are being charged for sewer service.
It had been brought to the township board's attention that there were several parcels within the DDA district that were not currently being billed by the City of Cheboygan for operations and maintenance, as well as debt services. This matter had been discussed at several Cheboygan City Council meetings, where it had been approved to start billing all of the parcels in the district the same way for the sewer service.
"There might be 10 or 12, or so," said Inverness Township Trustee Greg Elliott.
The parcels that were being added to the billings will now be charged for the operations and maintenance of the sewer, rather than being billed just for the debt service on the system.
Elliott said it was his understanding that when the DDA was first set up, it had been included that even if there was vacant properties in the DDA district, they would all be charged both the operation and maintenance fees, as well as the debt service fees for the sewer.
When the township board members were made aware of the situation, they started to go through and look at all of the parcels within the DDA district. They looked at whether these parcels were being charged for the sewer or not. That is how they came up with the list of the parcels that would be included in the resolution to start billing the properties.
"We need to finish looking into it," said Elliott.
The township will continue to go through and look at all the properties and do some more investigation. If there are more parcels to be added to the billings, those will be added at a future board meeting.
"We're working on it," said Inverness Township Supervisor Ron Neuman.
The township board members voted unanimously to allow Elliott and Neuman to request from the City of Cheboygan to bill parcels in the DDA district for debt service and operations and maintenance charges which are not currently being billed.