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Mayor: Small stormwater fee increase reflects larger, federally mandated sanitary upgrades
Summary
City officials told residents a modest MS4 (stormwater) fee rise — about $21 a year — helps maintain stormwater services while far larger, federally required sanitary‑district upgrades tied to a consent decree could cost roughly $250–$300 million over the next decade and are the subject of litigation with Munster.
The mayor told attendees at Hammond City’s Mayor’s Night Out that a recent small increase in the city’s stormwater (MS4) fee was intended to sustain basic stormwater services while the city prepares for major federally mandated sanitary‑district upgrades.
A resident asked why the MS4 line on property tax bills rose; Milan Krasinski, head of the Hammond Sanitary District, said the fee had not increased in more than a decade and that the MS4 charge was increased to about $9.50 a…
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