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Council flags storm-lateral subsidy and fleet replacement costs as policy choices for budget discussion
Summary
Councilors questioned the city’s longstanding practice of heavily subsidizing storm-lateral installations during street reconstruction and raised broader questions about vehicle and equipment replacement criteria and fleet consolidation.
At the CIP and budget workshop, council members questioned whether the city’s historical policy — where the stormwater utility or general fund subsidizes most of the storm-lateral installation cost and property owners pay a modest assessment — remains the best use of funds.
The question matters because staff said a full storm-lateral installation associated with street reconstruction costs roughly $4,000 while property-owner assessments have…
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