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Council votes to adopt tiered residential stormwater fee structure for FY27; earmarks water-quality funding
Summary
Council voted to adopt a three-tier residential stormwater fee structure for implementation in fiscal year 2027 and asked staff to place a $100,000 water‑quality initiative in the budget parking lot for later specification and approval.
The Fayetteville City Council voted to adopt a three-tier residential stormwater fee structure and asked staff to prepare for implementation in fiscal year 2027. The council also directed staff to develop proposals for using $100,000 from the stormwater enterprise fund for water-quality interventions.
Staff said the city’s current flat residential stormwater fee is $7 monthly (about $84 annually) and that the proposed tiered structure ties fees to residential impervious area. Under the staff-recommended “tier 3” approach, approximately 77% of residential parcels would pay the current rate while households with larger impervious footprints would move to higher tiers; a small subset of parcels would see higher charges. The city’s Stormwater Advisory Board unanimously recommended the tier-3 approach.
Council discussion addressed equity and impact: Council Member Hondros said tiering makes charges more closely reflect property stormwater burden, while other members asked for distribution charts showing how many households fall into each bucket. Staff said roughly 707 residential parcels would move into the highest tier and several thousand into the middle tier; staff will confirm exact counts with the county tax office.
Separately, Council Member Hondros proposed earmarking $100,000 of stormwater enterprise funds for water-quality measures — for example, in‑stream litter-capture devices or inlet netting — and asked staff to return with specific proposals. The council directed that this earmark be placed on the budget parking lot for staff to return with detailed recommendations and implementation steps.
Ending: Staff will coordinate with the county tax office on timing and implementation mechanics and return with a roll-out plan and neighborhood-level distribution information. The tiered structure was adopted for implementation in FY27; the water-quality earmark will return for council approval with recommendations.
