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Boerne council hears options to raise stormwater fees to fund major drainage projects
Summary
Staff outlined the stormwater utility’s history, current customers and project needs — including a $11.8 million Manger Creek Bridge estimate and a $60.5 million drainage master plan — and council asked staff to return with fee scenarios and protections for fixed‑income households.
City staff told the Boerne City Council on Tuesday that the city’s stormwater utility — created by ordinance in 2019 and collecting fees since January 2021 — currently serves roughly 6,774 accounts and generates about $650,000 annually, and that the city’s drainage master plan lists more than $60 million in projects.
Jeff Carroll, the city director who presented the utility update, said the city calculated an equivalent residential unit (ERU) of 4,700 square feet of impervious cover and currently charges $4 per ERU per month. Carroll said that doubling the fee to $8…
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