What: an eminent domain action for a sanitary sewer easement at 1622 Crystal Creek Drive for the WS86 water and sewer extension, to serve properties on Red Coach Road and Grand Oaks Road.
Opposition: Autumn Ridge HOA board members said no engineering or alternate-route studies were shared, asked about the project's long history (a 2007 petition; project started about 2018), residents' connection costs, and sewer capacity, and pointed to routes via Guess Road or Bivins.
Staff response: alternate routes were rejected for gravity-flow and environmental reasons (a blue-line stream); staff said the neighborhood stopped communicating with them. The city attorney said eminent domain law requires no route study, and the manager said acquisition is always a last resort.
Where it stands: discussed on Oct 22; the decision follows on the regular council agenda.