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Spalding County staff recommends launching stormwater utility to fund mandated inspections and repairs
Summary
County staff presented Phase‑1 results identifying impervious surfaces and failing stormwater infrastructure and recommended moving to Phase‑2 to set fees and credits; staff estimates implementation costs of $2.5–$3.0 million and a roughly $60–$72 annual equivalent for a typical residential property (an estimate to be refined in Phase‑2).
Spalding County public‑works staff and consultants presented Phase‑1 findings on March 2 and urged the Board of Commissioners to authorize Phase‑2 work to establish a stormwater utility that would fund required inspections, private‑pond oversight and ongoing maintenance.
The presentation, led by the county’s public‑works director, outlined how new federal and state MS4 reporting obligations and recent growth have left the existing, unfunded stormwater program substantially underfunded. Rebecca Lindsay, the county’s consulting engineer, said staff identified impervious surfaces across the county down to the square foot using GIS and aerial flyovers and showed multiple examples of failing detention ponds and eroded cross drains that have damaged roads.
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