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McAlester council hears detailed case for preserving $5 stormwater fee, asks staff for options on caps and indexing
Summary
Consultants and staff told the council that McAlester charges a $5 monthly stormwater fee per residential equivalent service unit and that lifting or capping commercial charges would shift costs to residents; council requested scenarios for CPI indexing and revenue-offsets before any change.
Councilors spent the bulk of a workshop hearing a technical briefing on the city’s stormwater utility and its fee structure, with WSB consultants and staff outlining why the fee exists, how it is calculated and what would happen if the council capped large commercial bills.
WSB presenter Morgan explained the billing method: "In McAlester, each ESU is a $5 stormwater utility fee. So, every residential house location will have a flat $5 fee." The ESU (equivalent service unit) is calculated as 2,650 square feet of impervious area; commercial accounts are divided by that figure to arrive at the…
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