Also, City Planner Susan Peters reported that staff is preparing additional information regarding the disposition of the City’s wastewater treatment plant and associated discharge permit. Resident Bill Condrashoft presented his concern that the City is not studying all the available options to them for waste water disposal, and suggested that they prepare a waste water study that does not consider the Jackson Hills project as a solution. He was concerned that the costs of the Jackson Hills project, especially in regards to sewer, would be borne by the existing rate payers. Condrashoft said that Jackson Hills will be costing Jackson more than not having the project at all. Peters said that to some extent the City has done the study now they will simply have to refine the information.  

The additional wastewater information will be presented to the Commission at their April 16th meeting. Russell Evitt also got up at the meeting and accused staff of not providing all the information to the Commissioners or City Council.  He presented a Wastewater report prepared by Nolte Engineering, New Fazes Engineer for the Jackson Hills project. Commissioners Works and Sexton said that they had received the report and that they have referred to it and read it several times each. Commissioners Butow and Carleton however said that they do not recall ever receiving the report from Nolte. It was later confirmed that the report was in a previous Commission packet that they had received at an earlier meeting.

Based upon the information received from Planner Peters at last night’s meeting the Commission agreed with staff that the public hearing regarding the project determination be held on April 30th. In administrative reports Planner Peters reported that the City has received a preliminary notice of intent to develop from St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. The property they are proposing for development is approximately 56 acres located east along New York Ranch Road, a portion of the property touches Hwy. 88. The Church has indicated that they would like to build a larger church, medical facilities, and some residential units. Peters said that they have not submitted a notice of intent as of yet, it was merely preliminary, and the only preliminary or notice of intent received to date.