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Cobb County chairwoman defends proposed stormwater utility fee ahead of Nov. 20 hearing
Summary
Chairwoman Lisa Cupid said the proposed stormwater utility would create a dedicated revenue stream to repair aging pipes and detention ponds, reject claims it is a "rain tax," and impose a $4.75 monthly residential fee with commercial charges based on impervious area; a final public hearing is scheduled for Nov. 20 at 6 p.m.
Chairwoman Lisa Cupid of Cobb County said the Board of Commissioners is considering a proposed stormwater utility fee and urged residents to attend the final public hearing on Nov. 20.
"This is not a rain tax," Cupid said, describing the proposal as a fee-for-service model similar to water and sewer charges used by other Georgia jurisdictions, including Kennesaw, Smyrna, Gwinnett County and DeKalb County. She said the fee is meant to align costs with how stormwater actually behaves — by impervious surface and runoff — rather than household water consumption.
Cupid said roughly 7,000…
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