On May 16, 2017, City Council awarded and authorized the project to construct the Whispering Oaks Sanitary Sewer Extension Project. The project purpose was to eliminate the existing sanitary sewer lift station that served this area, which pumped the area's sewer into the City of Prior Lake's sanitary sewer system. This project eliminates the need for the lift station and cross community service by providing a new gravity sewer system, all within and under the control of the City of Shakopee. This new gravity sewer extension also provides available service to the adjacent properties along Muhlenhardt Road and Horizon Drive that are currently not serviced by city sewer.

For those properties that were previously not serviced by city sewer, in accordance with the city's Special Assessment Policy , this lateral connection charge is established for those benefitting properties. The lateral sanitary sewer connection charge for the Whispering Oaks sewer extension is based on actual project costs, prorated for the number of connections the sewer extension will service, amounting to $4,168.06 per single family parcel which is equivalent to one (1) Service Availability Charge (SAC) as established by the Metropolitan Council SAC Procedures Manual.