Staff photo / R. Michael Semple Construction activity continues at the new Amazon warehouse along Perkins-Jones Road in Bazetta. Owners of 27 properties along the road soon will be able to tap into a new sewer line installed for the company.

WARREN — Owners of 27 properties along Perkins Jones Road in Bazetta soon will be able to tap into a new sewer line placed below the road by Amazon Inc. as part of the company’s effort to open a distribution plant in the township.

“The sewer line is substantially completed,” Gary Newbrough, director of Trumbull County’s Sanitary Engineer Department, told commissioners during Wednesday’s meeting.

The privately installed sewer line is expected to be inspected this week to ensure it is ready for use.

Once approved, property owners will have up to six months to tap into the new sewer line, according to Newbrough. Property owners needing more time may contact the Trumbull County Combined Health District to seek an extension of time to connect to the line.

Amazon Inc. built the sewer line as part of the plan to build the distribution center. It did not request public financial assistance from the county to do the project.

Twenty-six of the properties along the sewer line are homes, and there is one church.

Newbrough suggested placing new 6-inch lines between the properties and the new sewer line may cost between $75 to $100 per foot. It also would be the property owner’s responsibility to remove existing septic systems.

Commissioners last week approved a resolution for the county to accept $53,375 from the company to pay the sanitary sewer tap-in fees and health department fees associated with connections to the new line.

The funds will be allocated as follows:

• $50,000 to the Trumbull County sewer fund. ($1,850 x 27 properties + $50 for church connection)

• $ 3,375 to Trumbull County Combined Health District ($125 x 27 properties)

Notifications are being mailed to the affected property owners.

The residents still will have the responsibility of hiring a contractor to place a sewer line between the homes and the sewer tap-ins.

When commissioners approved the acceptance of the $53,375 from the company, they asked Newbrough to reach out to Amazon officials to see if they would be willing to help property owners pay for the line between their homes and the tap-in.

The company on Wednesday notified Newbrough there is no money left to provide additional assistance.

“Even having to pay to have the lines between the homes and the tap-in, the property owners will experience significant savings,” Newbrough said. “Historically, private companies placing sewer lines do not pay for tap-in lines from the sewer to the property line or other associated fees and assessments.”