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Philomath asks staff to draft storm‑drain fee framework based on impervious surface
Summary
At a brief Philomath work session, participants agreed to ask staff to draft an example utility rate framework that would calculate storm‑drain fees by impervious surface square footage and include several rate adjustments; staff will return with numbers at the next meeting.
Philomath work session participants asked staff to develop an example utility rate framework that would calculate storm‑drain fees based on a property’s impervious surface square footage and include related adjustments, the meeting transcript shows.
Supporters said basing the fee on square footage would align the fee with the amount of runoff a property generates and bring Philomath’s charges closer to prevailing industry practice. A participant raised a question about whether new development could cause some…
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