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Bowling Green advances first reading of stormwater utility with $4 monthly residential fee
Summary
At a Nov. 4 Board of Commissioners meeting, staff presented Ordinance BG2025-26 to create a stormwater utility using an equivalent residential unit (ERU) approach; residential customers would pay $4 per month ($48/year), with fees not collected until Jan. 1, 2027. Commissioners pressed staff on discounts and billing logistics.
Bowling Green commissioners on Nov. 4 advanced a first reading of Ordinance BG2025-26, a proposal to establish a municipal stormwater utility that would levy a $4 monthly fee on residential dwellings to fund drainage and stormwater infrastructure improvements.
City staff and consultants said the proposal uses an equivalent residential unit (ERU) methodology to measure impervious surface and to set commercial charges. Matt, the city’s stormwater lead, said the city identified the ERU as 4,200 square feet based on NV5 land-cover data and local analysis. "We will not collect any fees until 01/01/2027," Matt said, describing a phased implementation that gives staff time to…
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