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Commission denies stormwater fee appeal from resident at 47 Whitefield Street
Summary
A Fall River resident appealed a stormwater charge for 47 Whitefield Street; the Civil Commission denied the appeal, finding the property falls under the city’s stormwater ordinance as amended in 2010.
The Fall River City Civil Commission on June 3 denied an appeal from a resident at 47 Whitefield Street seeking exemption from the city’s stormwater fee.
At the hearing the resident, addressed in the meeting as Mister Raposa, said runoff from rain does not reach nearby catch basins and that water "stays in my yard because I live on top on top of the street." He argued the property should not be charged because surface runoff does not flow to the public stormwater system.
Paul (staff member) explained the city’s stormwater ordinance and the 2010 amendment that broadened the fee to include groundwater infiltration that ultimately feeds municipal…
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