Over the period of six months (October 2021-March 2022), EFC conducted a comprehensive Stormwater Utility Feasibility Study for the Town. The study included reviewing and analyzing the Town’s existing stormwater program and future needs, conducting a Level of Service Analysis, reviewing the Town’s budget and annual reports for the past three years, and conducting four meetings with the Stormwater Utility Feasibility Advisory Committee (the Committee). As part of this process, EFC also reviewed the fee structures, credit systems, appeals processes, and ordinances from a variety of regional jurisdictions.
Information from the aforementioned activities was used to explore and propose potential stormwater fee rate structures. Based on feedback from the Committee, EFC prepared funding scenarios that were structured as a tiered system based on the Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU). Utilizing information from the annual reports, budgets, and Level of Service Analysis, EFC developed four detailed scenarios for the Committee’s review. These scenarios included a bare-bones, $20 annual fee per ERU, a $26 per ERU per year fee to meet the Town’s Impervious Restoration costs, a $32 per ERU per year fee to meet the Town’s current level of service needs, and a $47 per ERU per year fee to meet the recommended level of service needs. In addition to preparing various cost scenarios, EFC also provided recommendations on a credit system structure and provided examples of appeals processes and ordinances that would serve as good guides for the Town.
The study findings and EFC’s recommendations can be found in the final report below.
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