Title
7841 Redondo Lane, Laguna Woods Subd. - Engel Connection Request
History
The unincorporated property at 7841 Redondo Lane, Lot 25, is requesting annexation into the Village. This property was recently purchased by Mr. Russ Engel. An aerial image (Exhibit A) highlighting the subject property is attached for your reference.
Circa 1993, special assessments were established for participating homeowners in Laguna Woods to annex and receive Orland Park sewer and water service. The property owner in 1993 chose not to participate at that time- six properties initially opted out of the assessment. These six non-participating properties prompted the Village to pass ordinances for the required costs to connect to Village sewer and water, should any of them choose to annex in the future.
The proposed costs associated with the utility work were memorialized via the attached ordinances in order to recover estimated construction costs per residence for future annexations who did not originally participate in the special assessments. The ordinances establish a cost for water service(Exhibit B) equal to $15,768.84 plus inflation adjustment, as specifically defined in the ordinance, and a cost for sewer service (Exhibit C) equal to $8,024.89 plus inflation adjustment, for a combined total of $23,793.73. Per the attached Bureau of Labor Statistics data (Exhibit D), for Chicago Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), the Chicago CPI-W has risen 49.75% since 1993. Therefore the total amount required by ordinance for utility hook-up in April 2011 would be $23,793.73 x 1.4975 = $35,631.11.
However, the property owner is requesting consideration for a reduced amount as follows (a copy of the formal request is attached for your reference- Exhibit E)
1. Pay connection fees equal to the same principal charged to original participating properties, which equal $19,844.73. This amount has been confirmed by our Finance Department in Exhibit F. Surprisingly, actua...
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