PLYMOUTH — Marshall County Council President Tim Harmon came before the Marshall County
Commissioners officially informing them of the decision last week by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to dissolve the Marshall County Sewer District.
The question now is who and how the debt incurred by the District will be paid.
Harmon reminded the Commissioners that a joint resolution with the Council said the County would take on the debt, but Harmon said that he’s asked Marcel Lebbin, the counsel for the Council, to look at the implications and options for paying that debt of approximately $1.3 million.
Each day the debt remains unpaid, an additional $500 is incurred, and it is currently unclear whether the Sewer District Board will exercise its option to seek judicial review of the decision. If so, the legal tie-up could go on for an unforeseen amount of time until all appeals are exhausted.
Harmon urged the Commissioners to reach out to the Sewer Board and urge them to accept the decision to save the additional cost. He also said that Lebbin would investigate any options available, stating that the bulk of the current debt was for consulting services, and he felt that they had given poor advice to the board.
