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Middletown supervisors back advisory committee to study stormwater fee amid rising infrastructure costs

Middletown Township Board of Supervisors · May 13, 2024
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Summary

After hearing an $8 million five‑year MS4 need and estimates that the township spends $500,000–$1,000,000 annually on stormwater, Middletown supervisors voted to form an advisory committee to study a dedicated stormwater fee and recommend rate and credit options.

Middletown Township supervisors voted unanimously to form an advisory committee to study a possible stormwater fee after officials outlined the township’s escalating stormwater costs and regulatory obligations.

Township staff and the solicitor told the board that present stormwater responsibilities are growing and costly. The township currently spends “about 500,000 to a million annually on stormwater projects,” a staff member said, and the township’s municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) needs roughly $8,000,000 of work over the next five years, the…

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