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Commissioners question Huntsville—s new stormwater fee; county uncertain how much it will cost schools, churches and county properties
Summary
Walker County commissioners said the City of Huntsville voted to apply a stormwater utility fee to county property, schools and churches and that city officials have not provided a clear estimate of the expected charge; commissioners instructed staff to revisit contracts and pursue discussions with the city manager.
Commissioners in Walker County on March 20 criticized the City of Huntsville after city leaders voted to apply a new stormwater utility fee to properties inside the city, including county-owned land, schools and churches, and before county officials said they had been given clear estimates of what the program will cost.
County leaders said the bill passed at a Huntsville council meeting and that only one city council member voted against it. A county commissioner told the court Huntsville officials initially said the county and certain institutions would not be charged, but later the city —reneged— and moved to implement the charge on county and other property owners.
What county officials said at the meeting
County speakers told the court they had not been given a reliable estimate from the city on how much Huntsville expects to collect or what individual county properties would owe. A…
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