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Eaton County votes to repeal; TOST is over

After 10 years of controversy, a Barry Eaton District Health Department regulation mandating inspection of on-site water and sewer systems and repair or replacement  if it is deemed failing before property can be sold or transferred is officially over.

 

The last step in the repeal of the time of sale or transfer or TOST was approved Wednesday by the Eaton County Board of Commissioners in a nine to 6 vote. With public hearings and votes to repeal by both county commissions done, the repeal becomes effective in 45 days.

 

Chairman of the Barry County Commission and also the Health Board, Commissioner Ben Geiger issued this statement:

"A long, dramatic chapter of our history is over. With the repeal of TOST now official, we can finally come together and seek out new and better ways to protect our environment without rehashing the fights of the past.

 

“This decade-long controversy was never about the quality of our natural resources. It was about the quality of our public policies.

“May county leaders, today and in the future, never forget the lessons made clear today - strong public policy requires strong public support, and when we demand higher standards of our residents, we must demand higher standards of our leaders.

 

“I applaud the Eaton County Board of Commissioners for taking action and putting this saga behind us. Together we can find a strategy for protecting public health, the landscapes we all love, and the rights we all cherish.”

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