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Residents press council on stormwater fees and new city trash contract; administration defends $5 administrative charge
Summary
Multiple residents raised concerns about proposed stormwater fees and the city’s new trash contract with Rumpke, questioning fee levels, service levels and account counts; city staff defended the $5 administrative fee as covering billing and vendor management costs.
RIVERSIDE, Ohio — At Monday’s Riverside City Council meeting residents and council members pressed city staff for more information about an upcoming stormwater fee and the city’s new residential trash contract with Rumpke, focusing on how fees are calculated, how many accounts will be billed, and what services property owners receive.
Several residents said the proposed stormwater fees would impose unsustainable costs on certain communities. Patricia Centers, a trustee for Overlook Homes, told council her organization faces substantial repair costs already and cannot afford additional stormwater fees; she said Overlook receives few municipal services and asked council for a waiver or a meeting to present financial statements. Tim (Timothy) Gosnell and other residents asked for a…
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