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County staff recommend expanding stormwater utility to entire unincorporated county to fund drainage and road repairs
Summary
Public works presented a rate study and boundary change proposing countywide stormwater coverage and phased monthly fees to pay for ditching, culvert repairs and preservation funding; commissioners were briefed and staff will take the proposal to a public hearing.
Spokane County Public Works presented a stormwater utility study on April 15 proposing to expand the current service area countywide and adopt phased monthly fees to fund drainage repairs, culvert replacements and road preservation.
"If we don't move forward with something like this, it's going to be difficult to address the $2 million in repairs we've already had this year," the presenter told commissioners, summarizing recent storm damage and the backlog of needed culvert and ditch work.
Nut graf: Public Works showed maps of the current stormwater boundary (focused on built-up areas) and the proposed countywide boundary; the county would use monthly fees to pay…
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