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Finance recommends higher streetlight fees; commission sends item to full board without recommendation pending counsel review
Summary
Finance presented options to stabilize the county’s streetlight fund, proposing to raise residential and commercial streetlight fees and charge previously unbilled parcels; the engineering committee sent the item to the full commission without a recommendation and requested additional legal review on urban/suburban billing mechanics.
The county’s interim finance director reported a growing deficit in the streetlight special fund and presented a recommended fee structure intended to stabilize the program and avoid a transfer from the general fund. Director Tim Schreier said the fund balance had fallen to a roughly $900,000 deficit in 2024 because expenditures have risen faster than revenue. Under the current billing, residents with lights pay an annual residential fee (currently $85) and commercial parcels pay a higher annual fee (currently $107). Many parcels across the county had not historically been billed for streetlights. The finance office recommended a new…
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