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County switches subdivision drainage assessments to value-based millage, lowers average annual charge 46%
Summary
The Delaware County commissioners combined hundreds of drainage projects into a single maintenance district, approved a 0.3 mill uniform assessment on platted subdivisions to replace per-project permanent assessments and estimated an average reduction of about 46% in annual assessments.
The Delaware County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 18 voted to combine more than 400 residential subdivision drainage improvements into a single maintenance district and to change assessment collection from project-based permanent assessments to a uniform value-based millage. County engineer officials recommended a 0.3 mill rate that they said would reduce the total annual assessment collection by roughly 46% while still covering ongoing maintenance.
The resolution changes the collection method; it does not remove the…
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