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Council introduces ordinance to suspend stormwater fund and rescinds fee waiver for suburban utility
Summary
Citing a pending court appeal over stormwater fee legality, council introduced Ordinance 2023‑02 to suspend the dedicated stormwater management fund pending further court guidance and voted to rescind a 2018 resolution that waived street‑excavation fees for the Suburban Water Authority.
Washington City Council on March 6 held a substantive budget and policy discussion and took two actions affecting municipal fees and revenue treatment.
First, council introduced Ordinance 2023‑02 (first reading) to eliminate or suspend the city’s dedicated stormwater management fund (Fund 14) and to fold the anticipated $478,000 in stormwater revenue into the general fund for the current year. Staff said the move responds to a Superior Court ruling in Westchester Borough v. Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and a subsequent appeal to the…
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