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$30,000 seems like a lot unless you live in a very rural area. Where I live in Michigan it's $1,410 for a hookup within 500 feet of a road. Why is it so expensi
by bumblebeard 10y ago
$30,000 seems like a lot unless you live in a very rural area. Where I live in Michigan it's $1,410 for a hookup within 500 feet of a road. Why is it so expensive where you are?
Also, fiber would probably be pretty cheap once the infrastructure was already in place. A single phase overhead power line is often provided for free to new homes and underground service runs about $3.50/foot so I imagine fiber would be similarly cheap.
- rayiner 10y agoWhere in Michigan? Here's the fee schedule in my county: http://www.aacounty.org/departments/inspections-and-permits/permit-center/utility-and-impact-fees http://www.aacounty.org/departments/inspections-and-permits/.... Fairfax County, where my parents live is similarly expensive: about $25,000 for a smallish house.
- bumblebeard 10y agoMidland county. Here's a similar document for an area near me; the city doesn't seem to have a fee schedule online anywhere. http://www.lincoln-twp.org/forms%20policies/New%20Water%20Connection%20Procedures%20Rev%201-14.pdf http://www.lincoln-twp.org/forms%20policies/New%20Water%20Co... $2,520 is what they charge for water; not sure what it is for wastewater - they may not have a public sewer system - but it's about $3,500 where I live. It used to be $150 (seriously, not a typo) and people got really upset when they raised it by a few thousand dollars all at once a few years ago. I guess it's not a very densely-populated area and the state is surrounded by water so that might explain why it's so cheap.