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Tequesta officials consider using water-utility tax to fund stormwater projects, tie in vulnerability study
Summary
Village staff recommended dedicating part of the water utility tax to stormwater to avoid large one‑time assessment jumps, and councilors agreed to fold the recently completed vulnerability assessment into stormwater planning and grant-seeking.
Village of Tequesta staff on March 7 proposed using a portion of the village’s water utility tax — which is collected into the general fund — as an ongoing funding source for stormwater projects now that the local surtax is scheduled to sunset in 2025.
The recommendation, presented by a staff facilitator, is intended to provide predictable revenue for identified stormwater priorities and reduce the need for sudden, large rate or assessment increases to pay for repairs and projects.
The proposal comes after several years of one-off emergency repairs that have drained the village’s stormwater reserves. Staff told the council the surtax that has been funding many capital projects will stop after December 2025 and that the village currently receives about $600,000–$700,000 a year from that surtax. "We don't want to have huge rate jumps," staff said while explaining the water‑tax transfer as an alternative funding approach. Councilors…
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