Trumbull Blueprint panel finishes work

WARREN — Dozens of meetings over nine months of the Blueprint Trumbull County committee have produced a map and time line for sewer-line construction that will help some county residents avoid costly septic-system upgrades.

Alan Knapp, director of the county planning commission, said that was the main accomplishment of the committee, which began its work last August and finished in March.

Knapp said the map is the centerpiece of a thick report that’s being printed for distribution to real estate, banking, construction and government officials to report the accomplishments and goals of the committee.

The map identifies the county areas where sewer lines are likely to be built in the next two years, in the next two to 10 years and in the next 10 to 20 years.

The map, made in conjunction with the county health department, allows residents living in the zero- to two-year and two- to 10-year areas to qualify for a short-term fix to their failing septic system.

Knapp said it was because of homeowner concerns about the cost of replacing septic systems that the Blueprint Committee was first formed.

Knapp said the map may not be specific enough to identify all homes scheduled for sewers, so he is thinking about having a list of streets and addresses created to pinpoint locations better.

Though the work to carry out the recommendations of the Blueprint committee is just getting started, Knapp is starting work with a related committee called Blueprint for Water this week. Its first meeting will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the planning commission offices, 347 N. Park Ave.

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