tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post4509780511338220915..comments2023-11-05T04:53:56.108-08:00Comments on Robin's Nest: in Portland, not paying your sewer bill could cost you your propertyRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-44342621330615293722010-06-30T10:01:19.649-07:002010-06-30T10:01:19.649-07:00Here's what I remember about the event. The ci...Here's what I remember about the event. The city wanted to build that big treatment plant on River Ave.<br />They wanted State money to help. They promised that if they got the money they would lay a large collector line through River Rd. and a majority of property owners could be convinced to connect to it.<br />They coerced some property owners to annex to the city and when others were Bobkatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388159713103123175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-19193870878885919312010-06-30T03:56:29.053-07:002010-06-30T03:56:29.053-07:00I do remember that in the Santa Clara area that th...I do remember that in the Santa Clara area that there was a battle over connecting to a sewer line and that the city of Eugene annexing a large portion of Santa Clara.<br /><br />A friend of mine convinced the city to let him do his own sewer connection which saved him a ton of money.<br /><br />Can't have those evil septic tanks you know.<br /><br /> The claim was if I remember correctly Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-64379169992990807962010-06-29T21:41:13.616-07:002010-06-29T21:41:13.616-07:00This is not new. Perhaps you remember in Eugene a...This is not new. Perhaps you remember in Eugene about 15 years ago an elderly brother and sister lost their family home to the city when they refused to connect to the sewer line they forced on us. I remember well because I was forced to connect or be fined daily.Bobkatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388159713103123175noreply@blogger.com