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Oxford Council agrees to lower water tapping fees for small downtown apartments
Summary
Council agreed to reduce the Borough's water tapping fee (currently $4,522 per EDU) by 50% for one‑bedroom apartments and by 25% for two‑bedroom apartments to encourage downtown infill housing; staff will bring a resolution to formalize the change.
Oxford Borough Council on March 2, 2026, agreed in principle to lower water tapping fees for smaller downtown residential units to help make infill development more financially feasible.
Borough Manager Pauline Garcia‑Allen told council the current tapping fee of $4,522 per equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) is appropriate for single‑family homes but places a disproportionate burden on small downtown apartments. She proposed scaling fees down for one‑ and two‑bedroom units (for example, cutting fees by 50% for one‑bedroom and by 25% for two‑bedroom units) while preserving full EDU charges for larger single‑family homes. Council supported the proposal and directed staff and Solicitor Stacey Fuller to prepare a resolution to formalize the change.
No final ordinance or effective date was recorded in the minutes; Garcia‑Allen said staff would draft the formal resolution and bring it back to Council for adoption.
