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Cramerton hears stormwater fee analysis recommending phased ERU increases
Summary
Consultant Withers Ravenel presented a stormwater fee analysis recommending raising the monthly Equivalent Residential Unit charge from $3 to $6 in FY2024, $8 in FY2028 and $10 in FY2032 to address funding shortfalls identified by a 2022 NCDEQ audit. Commissioners asked about residential categories, comparisons with peer towns and whether the changes would satisfy future audits.
Withers Ravenel completed an analysis of Cramerton's stormwater program and presented recommendations for a revised fee structure intended to address inadequate funding identified in a 2022 NCDEQ audit. Steven Miller of Withers Ravenel presented the findings to the Board; Assistant Town Manager Josh Watkins and other staff answered commissioners' questions.
The consultant recommended charging a single residential rate and assessing nonresidential properties based on impervious surface. The presentation proposed raising the monthly…
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