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Resident questions rising stormwater fee; staff explains ERU-based charge
Summary
A Hermantown resident asked why his semiannual stormwater fee rose; staff explained the fee is a flat rate based on an equivalent residential unit (ERU) tied to impervious surface and is set to cover the city's stormwater maintenance costs.
A Hermantown resident asked the City Council during public discussion why his stormwater fee has increased over recent billing periods; city staff explained the fee is a fixed per-parcel charge based on an equivalent residential unit, not on measured water volume.
Keith Harris of 5632 West Arrowhead Road told the council he received earlier stormwater bills of $42 and $49 and said the latest bill showed $49.68 and a future charge of $51.42. “I paid my storm water fee, and I'd like to know why it keeps going up,” Harris said during public comment.
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