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Troutdale restaurateur tells council he believes sewer 'system development charge' overcharged him by about $70,000
Summary
During public comment, restaurateur Al Pompeo said Troutdale’s method for assessing sewer/system development charges for restaurants overstates per-seat impact for larger restaurants and asked the city to revise rates to reflect capacity and real water use.
At the Oct. 28 meeting, restaurateur Al Pompeo used the public-comment period to urge the council to revisit how Troutdale calculates system development charges (SDCs) and sewer charges for restaurants.
Pompeo said the city’s current approach charges a per-seat factor that does not account for economies of scale in larger restaurants. "When the restaurant…
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