BERLIN– Elected officials are expected to continue discussions regarding proposed stormwater rate increases in the coming weeks.
Though a presentation last week called for raising both the commercial and residential stormwater fees in Berlin, council members made no decisions regarding changes. Mayor Zack Tyndall said he’d be working with staff to develop a formal recommendation for a way to improve the stormwater fund’s financial position.
“We really just can’t let this linger for too much longer,” he said. “I do want to make sure that on the 14th we can continue this discussion while its fresh in everyone’s minds.”
Darl Kolar of EA Engineering, Science Technology, the town’s stormwater consultant, reviewed the town’s stormwater fee structure with elected officials at last week’s council meeting. He reminded officials that the utility, when it was initially created in 2013, was funded both by the annual fees ($50 per residence and $25 per 2,100 square feet of impervious surface at commercial entities) as well as by support from the general fund. Between the two revenue sources, the fund had the finances necessary to apply for various grants. Those grants allowed for projects such as the submerged gravel wetland on Graham Avenue.
When the subsidy from the general fund ceased a few years ago, however, the stormwater fund began to struggle financially.
It is another tax, call it what it is.
We lived centuries without it, is it even necessary
Has anything improved
What did all the money go to
Just just raised the taxes quite a lot last year!
If I lived in Berlin I would definitely dispute this or start looking for another place to live.
rain tax? of course town must be run by DemonicRats!
But when you look at all the section 8 housing down there, it aint the residents who get stuck paying this, it’s you and me and our fed tax dollars! which most of those residents dont pay either!