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Businesses and residents tell Port Orchard council utility charges and permitting delays are harming small operations; mayor pledges process improvements
Summary
Public commenters urged relief or clarifications on stormwater and sewer charges that they say hurt small businesses and low-income customers; Mayor and staff described steps to improve permit tracking, add staff and provide customer-service training.
Several local business owners and residents used the council's public comment periods on March 10 to press the city for relief and clearer explanations about stormwater and sewer billing; they also reiterated earlier complaints about permit processing delays.
Daniel Potts (speaker 8), speaking for First Baptist Church at Port Orchard, said the church was charged for 18 impervious surface units and asked whether a site-specific filter on the outflow could reduce the assessed ISU. "Why are we being charged so much?" Potts asked, describing a drain that routes runoff onto the church property and saying a filter could…
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