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Northbrook board approves stormwater fee increase to stabilize fund
Summary
The Village of Northbrook approved a rate increase for the stormwater utility after a consultant study found the current $1 per 1,000-gallon fee cannot cover debt service and operations; the increase is intended to return the fund to a positive balance by fiscal 2027–28.
The Village of Northbrook Board of Trustees voted to accept a stormwater utility rate study and adopt an ordinance increasing the stormwater fee to $2 per 1,000 gallons, effective Dec. 1, with a smaller additional increase projected in fiscal 2027–28.
The board approved a resolution accepting the final draft of the stormwater utility rate study prepared by NewGen Strategies and Solutions and adopted amendments to the village—s annual fee ordinance to implement the higher stormwater charge. Trustees voted by roll call; the motion carried unanimously.
The study and staff presentation said the stormwater enterprise fund, created in 2012, has seen its debt service rise as projects from the village—s Master Stormwater Management Plan were completed while the fee…
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