Homeowners who’ve grappled with the cost of water and septic system woes virtually since they moved into the Pitkin Iron worker housing complex outside of Woody Creek will get financial help from Pitkin County, to the tune of $62,305.
That’s the estimated cost of replacing two leach fields that are expected to fail. Homeowners have already incurred costs to repair and replace their water system and six leach fields, plus engineering fees and legal bills stemming from two lawsuits they pursued in response to the problems.
In an impassioned debate Tuesday, county commissioners were sharply divided over how much to pay to help the homeowners association at Pitkin Iron, where 15 units are situated on a shelf of land below Highway 82 and above the Roaring Fork River, in unincorporated Pitkin County.
Commissioner Rachel Richards pleaded with her colleagues to pick up the tab for replacing three leach fields (including one that has already been replaced) — about $93,000 — and Commissioner Michael Owsley concurred.
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