Some Sioux Falls developers have concerns over an agreement that would allow the town of Harrisburg to connect to the city's new east-side sanitary sewer system.  The city council is supposed to vote on the agreement Monday night, but the developers are asking for the vote to be delayed.

Harrisburg's sewer ponds have been raising a stink with residents for the past couple of years. That's why voters agreed to pay millions to pump the wastewater to Sioux Falls to be treated.

Behind locked gates is Sioux Falls' new $40 million pump station and because Harrisburg residents want to tie into it, developers feel they should also have to pay to use it.

Right now, developers are charged $5,000 per acre to hook up to the system, which is ultimately passed onto residents and business owners. 

"Harrisburg would be getting use of that system for no costs," Steve VanBuskirk said. 

VanBuskirk, who represents several homebuilders and commercial developers, wants the city to delay the vote so it has time to discuss it.  He feels under the proposed agreement, Sioux Falls residents would be the ones who would end up subsidizing a sewer system for Harrisburg.

"It just seems to me, if they are going to be using the same system we're using and paying for that they should help pay for that also," VanBuskirk said.

But Sioux Falls says the proposed agreement with Harrisburg is the same agreement the city already has with Brandon and Renner to treat their wastewater.

The agreement does say Harriburg would have to pay $2.79 for every 1000 gallons that's treated, but that money would only be used for maintenance and operational costs.