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Shift sewer line maintenance to residents?

The Coulee Dam City Council Wednesday discussed an idea its insurance company would dearly love to see take effect: shift maintenance of all “lateral” sewer lines to homeowners.

The city spends about $12,000 a year for city employees to unplug lines that go from the city’s mainline to homes, city Superintendent Mike Steffens told the council last Wednesda...