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Council authorizes staff to pursue stormwater utility fee after survey shows 42.9% support for $7.72 rate
Summary
After a consultant presented survey results showing 42.9% support for a benchmark $7.72 monthly stormwater fee, the Monterey City Council unanimously directed staff to initiate the Prop 218 fee‑adoption process and prepare ballot materials, noting a tight timeline to meet county tax‑roll deadlines.
The Monterey City Council on Jan. 28 authorized staff to begin the process to adopt a stormwater utility fee after a consultant presented community survey results that showed 42.9% support for a benchmark $7.72 per month single‑family rate.
Andrew Easterling, Deputy Public Works Director and City Engineer, told the council the fee study and community survey were developed to help address a structural budget gap and that the city faces a tight timeline if it wants to place a parcel ballot on the county tax roll (an Aug. 1 deadline for the county tax roll was cited). "If we miss it, this pushes us…
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