Agenda Item
iii. Easement ~ DeKalb County Watershed ~ Permanent Sewer and Temporary Construction Easement ~ Sewer Lines ~ Fernbank Elementary School
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the DeKalb County Board of Education approve a grant of a permanent sewer easement and temporary construction easement to DeKalb County Government, Department of Watershed Management ("DWM") for the construction and maintenance of sewer lines at the Fernbank Elementary School.
Why: Granting the easement(s) will allow the DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management to improve sewer service by installing and maintaining the sanitary sewer line serving current and future homeowners in the Fernbank Elementary School vicinity.
Details: The DeKalb County Government, Department of Watershed Management is requesting permanent and temporary easements to install new sewer lines, improving sewer service at Fernbank Elementary School and the surrounding community.
DeKalb County is in the process of replacing sewer lines off Dyson Drive and near the North Decatur section of the county. DeKalb County Watershed is asking for new permanent and temporary sewer easements to put in the major new lines to service the school and surrounding community. The old sewer line, which also runs through the school property, is not going to be replaced or removed. Instead, it will be deactivated, and the county is maintaining its ownership over that old easement.
To install the new sewer lines, DeKalb County needs permanent and temporary easements from the DeKalb County Board of Education. The permanent easements are where the new pipes will be placed, and the temporary construction easements are to access the area of the pipes. The replacement of the sewer infrastructure in the area will provide more reliable sewer service around and to the Fernbank Elementary School site.
The following easements are being requested:
Fernbank Elementary School, located at 157 Heaton Park Drive, Atlanta, GA 30307
permanent sewage easement (5,962 square feet)
temporary construction easement (3,240 square feet)
Financial impact: The fair market value of both the permanent easement and the temporary construction easement at Fernbank Elementary School is $26,100.
Contact: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations, 678.676.1470
Mr. Hans G. Williams, Director of Planning & E-SPLOST Programming, Division of Operations, 678.676.1588
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Approved by the Office of Legal Affairs