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Takoma Park budget work session centers on stormwater permit changes, vehicle purchases and EV charging plans
Summary
City staff outlined FY27 public‑works and stormwater budgets, highlighted a looming state NPDES permit that raises treatment requirements by 10 percentage points (to 30% of the city's impervious area), and defended proposed equipment purchases and new EV chargers as part of a gradual fleet electrification plan.
Takoma Park officials used a special budget work session to review proposed FY27 public‑works and stormwater spending, focusing on permit‑driven stormwater requirements and capital items including vehicles and EV charging infrastructure.
Public Works Director Daryl Braithwaite told the council the department manages the city's entire storm system (about 19 miles of pipe, 745 inlets and 79 outfalls) and is preparing for changes to the state NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) permit. He said the new permit will add documentation requirements for salt use, require more outreach to communities flagged for environmental‑justice concerns, and raise the required area treated by 10 percentage points (about 46 acres) beyond the city's current baseline of roughly 462 acres.
"The new treatment requirement will add an additional 46 acres of treatment," Braithwaite said, and staff have identified…
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