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Does Minneapolis’ sewer charges ordinance comply with state law?

JAS Apartments, Inc., et al., v. City of Minneapolis (Minn. App. C5-02-2058) (September 23, 2003).

Minneapolis system of sewer charges whereby both sanitary sewer and stormwater sewer system are paid for exclusively by assessment of property owner based on water consumption upheld. Apartment owner challenge that such system is not “just and equitable” as required by Section 444.075, subd. 3, rejected, given section’s specific authorization of charges based on water consumed.

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