The Salida City Council approved an ordinance this week imposing a moratorium on applications for connection to the wastewater system for those properties benefiting from the Poncha Interceptor due to capacity limits.
The City Council says their decision is due to grave capacity concerns and the need to finance and fund the project and determine a structure to support the repayment of such debt to cover the cost of the necessary upgrades due to the unprecedented growth and land use approvals in the Town of Poncha Springs.
This moratorium does not apply to properties which have already been approved for connection, or to lots platted within the Town of Poncha Springs as of April 6, 2019, when the Intergovernmental Agreement for sewer transfer was executed between Salida and Poncha Springs.
In other actions this week, the Salida City Council rejected the ordinance to limit excessive vehicle idling within the City of Salida.
