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Council debates moving stormwater and solid-waste billing from Toho to tax roll or city billing
Summary
Staff outlined trade-offs to shifting stormwater and solid-waste charges from the Toho bill to the property tax roll or to a city-managed billing system, citing collection guarantees, timing, and upfront costs.
St. Cloud — City public works and finance staff briefed the City Council on options to move stormwater and solid-waste charges off the Toho Water Authority bill and onto either the tax roll or a separate city billing system.
Public Works Director Kevin Feldlinger told the council that the city currently bills stormwater and solid waste on the Toho bill and collects about $4.4 million (stormwater) and $9.1 million (solid waste) annually under the present arrangement. The combined Toho line item for stormwater and solid waste was cited at about $40.88 per month for typical residential customers in staff materials.
Staff said the tax-roll option yields more reliable collection because property tax collection has high initial-year yield (staff estimated roughly 80% of expected revenue is…
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