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Engineering to brief Concord Climate Action Committee on proposed stormwater utility
Summary
Committee members said the town's engineering department will present an update on a proposed stormwater utility at the April meeting; the committee may consider expressing support for a town meeting article and noted the Public Works Commission will vote separately on rate structure.
The Climate Action Committee heard an update that Concord's engineering department intends to brief the committee on a proposed stormwater utility and related town meeting articles at the committee's April meeting.
The committee's context: staff said the stormwater utility is tied to town meeting articles and funding for stormwater management; the Public Works Commission will consider and later vote on a rate structure. Committee members described the utility work as “urgent” in the context of the climate action plan and suggested giving the engineering department time to present a brief update followed by questions. The committee did not take a formal vote but asked staff to invite engineering and Public Works representatives to the April meeting so members could consider whether to express support for the town meeting article.
Ending: Committee members prioritized the stormwater utility update for the April agenda and flagged the issue as high priority for resilience planning.
