Septic Suits

Calabasas is suing six of its own property owners who refuse to have their septic systems inspected and permitted, as an ordinance passed in 2009 requires. One of the homeowners tells the Acorn "he refused the inspection because the city doesn’t have suitable testing protocols or sufficient cause to justify its new septic ordinance," and that he believes the city is using septic inspections as an excuse to bring in sewers. The issue has been a hot topic in the current Calabasas City Council election. [The Acorn]