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Wilson County staff proposes stormwater fee increases to recapture engineering-review costs; TDEC audit scheduled
Summary
Stormwater staff presented proposed fee adjustments to help fund MS4 permit compliance and independent engineering review for critical lots, and notified the board of a forthcoming TDEC audit of illicit-discharge detection and elimination (MCM 3). Commissioners asked for a breakdown of program costs and the fund balance before acting.
Wilson County stormwater staff outlined a proposed package of fee adjustments designed to help the county recover engineering-review costs and support ongoing MS4 permit obligations.
The presenter (stormwater staff) told commissioners the residential application fee would remain unchanged at $214 but proposed several changes to recapture external engineering-review costs. He summarized the proposed "critical lot" fees as $3.50 for stream‑crossing engineering review and $3.50 for flood‑study review, with a $7.50 maximum per critical lot. "So if you had a critical lot that had all the above, the total would be $7.50, and that would be the max for that critical lot," the presenter said.…
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