30 • The Beacon October 6 , 2022
West Lafayette resolution to help with sewer expansion
Mayor Stephen R . Bordenkircher and the West Lafayette Council passed a resolution to appropriate supplemental right-of-way for the village ’ s sewer expansion project .
If acquired , the village would stand to acquire an approximate 1-acre permanent utility easement across the central area
of the property , north to south . This easement will be 10 feet in width and approximately 4,280 feet in depth and will lie parallel to an alreadyexisting easement for the sanitary sewer line .
The Village of West Lafayette also intends to utilize a temporary easement containing approximately 2 acres
RH-50B
50,000 BTUs
RH-65B
65,000 BTUs
Natural or LP
DIRECT VENT HEATERS
DV-210
10,000 BTUs
DV-215
15,000 BTUs
“ The village is in a place where we have to complete this expansion to provide adequate sewer service to the citizens .”
— West Lafayette mayor Stephen R . Bordenkircher
for a two-year duration . The temporary easement is effectively a 20-footwide strip of land located immediately to the east of the proposed utility
VENTED HEATERS
RH-25B
25,000 BTUs
RH-35B
35,000 BTUs
Natural or LP
RH-50C
50,000 BTUs
RH-65C
65,000 BTUs
Natural or LP
DV-25 25,000 BTUs
DV-35 35,000 BTUs easement to be acquired . The temporary easement is necessary for construction within the permanent easement .
The acquisition of the sewer easement and the temporary easement will not damage the overall utility of the site . The highest and best use of the subject property will not change due to the acquisition of the easements .
If acquired , these easements would affect less than 1 % of the property they encumber and would not affect the property ’ s value or interfere with the surface use once the project is complete .
“ We have already surveyed the area with our project manager to determine this is the only costeffective choice available to the village and had a specialized appraiser come out and take a look at the property to determine the fair market value ,” Bordenkircher said . “ We had previously discussed this acquisition with the property owner , who was not amenable to sell us the easements for less than a half-million dollars . With the appraisal complete , we will make a final counteroffer based on that number . Hopefully , everyone will be on the same page as the value .”
The village ’ s resolution authorizes the mayor to seek acquisition by eminent domain if necessary , but Bordenkircher has said that is not the village ’ s first choice .
“ The village is in a place where we have to complete this expansion to provide adequate sewer service to the citizens , and we have a grant to help with that cost ,” he said . “ We think the village and the property owner will be in a better position if we don ’ t have to spend money for a court to determine that the expert who looked at the property knew what he was talking about , but if we cannot agree on price , our responsibility to everyone including the property owners is to move ahead .”
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