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Stockton moves stormwater rate plan to Proposition 218 ballot after public hearing
Summary
City staff told council aging stormwater infrastructure requires a multi-year rate transition; council found fewer than a majority protest ballots and directed staff to proceed to a mailed election under Prop. 218, with a proposed path from $2.10 to $8.10 over five years.
City staff told the Stockton City Council March 31 that decades of underfunding have left the city’s stormwater system undersized and fragile, prompting a Proposition 218 public‑hearing process on proposed monthly rate increases.
Deputy Director Jeff Morosovich outlined system needs including 620 miles of pipe, 77 pump stations and 23,000 catch basins, and said the city identified roughly $285 million in capital projects. "Our current stormwater rate was set in 1992 at $2.10; it has…
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