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Commissioners discuss stormwater user fee options; staff says statutory process required
Summary
At a workshop discussion, county staff outlined the statutory special‑assessment process for a potential stormwater utility fee, while commissioners recalled a prior unanimous rejection and asked for earlier consideration and clearer timelines.
Collier County commissioners used a ResourceX and budget workshop to revisit potential stormwater funding options and heard from county staff that a stormwater user fee would require a statutory special‑assessment process and parcel‑level analysis.
A county staff member explained to the board that Florida law allows a special assessment tied to stormwater, but the statutory process is stringent and requires that fees directly benefit the fee payer. “We have the ability via Florida statute to charge what is called a... special assessment relative to stormwater,” the…
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