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Warrick County Council endorses stormwater board's proposed fee rise to $7.50 for commissioners' review
Summary
Stormwater Director Steven Sherwood told the council aging drainage infrastructure and a Baker Tilly study support raising the monthly stormwater fee from $4.50 to $7.50; the council voted to forward the board's proposal to the county commissioners for final action.
Warrick County Council on Monday reviewed a proposal from the county stormwater board to raise the monthly stormwater user fee from $4.50 to $7.50.
Steven Sherwood, stormwater director, told the council the $7.50 figure is tied to work identified in a Baker Tilly study and to rising costs for materials, insurance and maintenance. "The current fee that the board is now asking me to propose to the county council is $7.50 per month, which is an increase overall from our current rate of $4.50 per month that's been in effect since 2014," Sherwood said.
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