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Council hears proposal to create stormwater utility with $6/month EDU fee
Summary
Town staff introduced a proposed stormwater utility rate ordinance recommending a $6 monthly fee per equivalent residential unit (EDU), intended to raise local match for seven priority projects estimated at just over $500,000 and to leverage grant funds.
Town staff member (speaker 1) presented a proposal to establish a stormwater utility and recommended charging $6 per equivalent residential unit (EDU) per month — $72 per year — billed on property tax statements so the charge follows property owners rather than renters. "The recommendation is $6 a month or $72 a year, and that would be to be put on the property owner's tax bills," the staff member said, adding that at that funding level the seven identified projects could be completed in about four years and that the town aims to use the local revenue as match to leverage larger grants.
Council discussion noted the seven projects identified by engineers total just over $500,000 and that the system-wide stormwater need exceeds $11 million. One council member (speaker 4) said the town might raise roughly $152,000 annually at scale and try to pair it with grants that fund 80% or more of project costs. The ordinance was introduced for review and possible discussion next month; no final vote was recorded in the provided transcript.
