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Midland council approves drainage-fee increase, pledges audit and review after public objections
Summary
On a 6–1 vote the Midland City Council advanced a revised drainage-fee ordinance after staff presented multi‑decade backlog estimates and a funding plan; residents called the fee regressive and some threatened legal action, and council members asked for audits and targeted relief to return in 12 months.
The Midland City Council approved a second‑reading motion on proposed changes to the city’s municipal drainage utility code after a lengthy presentation on infrastructure needs and an hour of public comment and council debate.
Staff said the city faces decades‑old maintenance needs, listing roughly $135 million in identified drainage and street projects over a 10‑year horizon and estimating up to $200 million over 20 years. Since implementation in 2017 the stormwater utility has collected about $17.3 million; staff estimated the proposed rate change would generate about $7.3 million and said drainage revenues are held in a segregated utility fund.
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