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Savannah begins community engagement on stormwater utility fee; council urges plain-language outreach
Summary
Water resources staff outlined an outreach plan for a potential stormwater utility and user fee, proposing district meetings, breakout sessions and technical analysis; council members asked for simplified presentations, focus groups and targeted engagement in high-impact neighborhoods.
City water-resources staff on March 13 described a public engagement program to explore a stormwater utility and user fee as a potential funding mechanism for stormwater projects. Staff said engagement would pair public outreach with technical analysis and could lead to a council recommendation in 2026.
The outreach plan calls for neighborhood meetings in each district, breakout groups modeled on the city’s recent strategic-plan process, on-site visits to problem…
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