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Flower Mound studies shifting stormwater fee from lot size to measured impervious area
Summary
Consultants and staff presented a proposal to rebase the town's stormwater utility on measured impervious area (ERU) rather than the current lot-size tiers. The change could lower many residential bills while increasing bills for some commercial properties; the council directed more detailed impact analysis before any decision.
Consultants for the town of Flower Mound gave council members an early look at a proposed overhaul of the town's stormwater utility fee, moving from a lot-size tiered structure to charges based on measured impervious area.
The proposal, presented by Chris Eckert of NewGen Strategies and Solutions, would set an equivalent residential unit (ERU) — the average impervious area for a single-family property — at 5,285 square feet and charge customers by the number of ERUs their property contains. "A fee is a fraction. Dollars divided by units," Eckert said, explaining the analysis used to convert current revenues into a per-ERU charge.
Town Manager James (last name not…
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