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Skagit County amends drainage utility code to charge state highways same stormwater rate as county roads
Summary
Skagit County commissioners on Aug. 12 voted to amend Skagit County Code chapter 12.19 and to adopt a resolution revising the drainage utility rate structure so state roads may be assessed the same stormwater charge as county roads.
Skagit County commissioners on Aug. 12 voted to amend Skagit County Code chapter 12.19 and to adopt a resolution revising the drainage utility rate structure so state roads may be assessed the same stormwater charge as county roads.
The change affects a single line in county code that had limited assessments on state highways to 30% of the county roads rate. Jen Johnson, Skagit County Natural Resources Division manager, told commissioners the 30% language appears to have been a historical artifact and that Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) staff have confirmed the county may charge WSDOT up to…
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