A Summit Daily News article by Robert Allen on February 4, 2009, reports that the Town of Blue River (about 2 miles south of Breckenridge) voted to be annexed by the Upper Blue Sanitation District. Gradually over time, the approximately 680 residents of Blue River will have the option of replacing existing septic systems with sewer service.
This news is interesting in that, historically, the town has voted against any potential intrusion into the town's "rural character". But it appears the advantages of sewer service outweighed these concerns.
Residents won't be required to connect to the sewer until their current [septic] systems fail, and then would only be required to connect if they were within 400 feet of a sewer main.
Construction will begin at the south end of town but probably not for another year and a half. The South Blue River Treatment Facility next to the Eldorado Subdivision is planned to serve the entire town.
Presently, most of the town's residents use septic systems. The threat of failing systems, the expense of replacing them, and the gradually increasing population density affected the outcome of the election.
The Upper Blue Sanitation District was formerly known as the Breckenridge Sanitation District.
If you want to learn more about how this might affect real estate in the Blue River area, contact Susan Gunnin
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