BAYFIELD: Once again the Bayfield town trustees have restricted the issuance of new sewer taps. Faced with an overburdened sewage treatment facility, the restrictions were put in place at the February 22 Town Board meeting and avoided a moratorium being imposed by the Colorado Department of Public Health.
Bayfield's current sewage treatment facility has been operating at maximum capacity since last summer and the town can no longer freely issue sewer taps for new construction. In a move that makes absolutely no sense the town will continue to issue building permits which will allow developers to adhere to development timetables, but with no assurance that the sewer taps will be approved. Self-regulation by the town will allow a small number of sewer taps to be awarded after a careful screening process, but many builders will be taking a gamble when they apply for a building permit. It's possible for a builder to receive a building permit and construct a house, but then have to wait as long as 18 months to receive a Certificate of Occupancy; all the while the interest clock is ticking. Explain that logic.
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