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Plain City staff outline stormwater utility proposal, estimate $166,000 annual revenue at $5 ERU
Summary
Staff presented a proposed stormwater utility that would charge for impervious area using an Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU). At a sample $5-per-month ERU, staff estimates roughly $166,000 in annual revenue and said the fee would seed but not fully fund more than $4 million in identified stormwater costs.
Plain City staff presented a proposed stormwater utility for the village, describing a rate structure based on impervious area and an Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU). The presentation recommended finalizing the rate and legislation and returning to council for readings; staff said billing setup would follow and that quarterly billing tied to existing refuse billing is under consideration.
The staff presenter said the ERU used in the village analysis equals 2,650 square feet of impervious area and that multifamily, commercial and institutional properties would be billed based on their measured impervious surface. Using a $5-per-month ERU as an illustrative example, the presenter said, “If $5 a month, a single family resident would pay $5 a month,” and that the village-wide estimate at that rate would generate about $166,000 annually.
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