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Princeton council backs moving feasibility study for possible stormwater utility into next phase
Summary
Princeton officials supported advancing to Phase 3 of a stormwater utility feasibility study to refine fees, credits and public outreach after staff warned current resources and staffing are insufficient to meet tightened MS4 permit requirements.
Princeton’s mayor and council on Nov. 24 signaled support to move the stormwater-utility feasibility study into Phase 3, where staff and consultants will finalize a rate model, credit policy and public-engagement plan needed to decide whether to create a utility funded by user fees.
Deputy Administrator Deanna Stockton told the council the municipal stormwater program is currently “reactive rather than proactive” and has been strained by increased MS4 permit requirements and aging infrastructure. She said staff shortages mean inspections and documentation are difficult to sustain under the new rules.
“Between DPW, sewer, and engineering, we mobilized five to 15 staff at various times over the last six months to conduct inspections, make…
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