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Plain City adopts stormwater utility, sets $5-per-ERU fee with homestead discount
Summary
On Sept. 22 the Plain City Council approved Ordinance 36-2025 establishing a stormwater utility with a $5.00 monthly fee per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) and authorizing a $2.00 monthly ERU discount for qualifying homestead exemption property owners.
Plain City Council on Sept. 22 adopted Ordinance 36-2025 to create a municipal stormwater utility and assess a $5.00 monthly fee per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU). Council approved amended language that would allow a $2.00 monthly ERU discount for property owners who qualify for the homestead property tax exemption.
Village Administrator Haley Lupton presented the ordinance during the second-reading agenda item and explained the proposal, including the discount language provided to councilmembers in advance. Councilmembers voted to approve the ordinance on second reading unanimously.
The measure is intended to fund stormwater management and associated infrastructure costs. The ordinance text adopted by council sets the fee as $5.00 per ERU; the transcript references the discount option but does not specify implementation timing, eligibility verification procedures, or the number of ERUs in the village. Those operational details and any billing schedule were not specified at the meeting and will be determined by staff.
The council did not record a roll-call of individual votes in the minutes beyond noting the motion and that all voted in favor. The ordinance was approved at second reading; staff indicated they will proceed with implementation steps after the formal adoption.
