Tuesday night, the Bonney Lake city council approved the Utility Latecomers Agreement for Eastown. The body voted 5-2 in favor of the agreement that would allow city sewers to extend into the development region.

The city has worked with Eastown landowners for several years on an agreement that would connect sewer service to developed properties in their area. Under the latecomers agreement, the city and Eastown Sewer Development Association LLC — the organization that represents present landowners for the area — will pay for a sewer lift station and sewer piping estimated to cost more than $1.8 million. The city and Eastown Sewer Development Association LLC would pay the cost at a 95/5 split. If development takes off in Eastown, the investment will be recouped as developers and businesses hook in to the sewer system.

A previous $4 million version of the ULA failed to pass a vote in July.

“This is potentially a historic evening, and especially so for Eastown property owners,” LLC representative Roger Watt said. “A scaled down version (of the ULA) makes the most sense for putting sewers into the ground.”

The LLC will owe its share of the project — $90,705 — within 30 days of the vote.