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Santa Rosa commissioners approve Milton Interchange sewer rate schedule to fund new wastewater plant
Summary
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners approved connection and impact fees for a planned Milton Interchange wastewater treatment plant, adopting a rate package intended to cover debt service and operating costs for the new facility while the county establishes it as an enterprise account.
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 28 approved a rate schedule for the planned Milton Interchange wastewater treatment plant, adopting connection and impact fees intended to cover the plant’s debt service and operating costs.
Commissioner Colton Wright opened discussion on item 16, telling the board that several residents had contacted commissioners with concerns about the proposed fees and asking Jacobs representatives and county staff to explain the assumptions behind the rates. A Jacobs consultant said wastewater plants are expensive to operate and maintain and that many utilities subsidize sewer operations with water sales; because the county’s new plant will not sell potable water, its rate model must reflect higher one-time and operating…
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