Stormwater fee assessments increase on the table
Cape Coral City Council approved a not-to-exceed rate of $156, a $7 bump, for its stormwater fee assessment Wednesday.
Financial Services Director Crystal Feast said the annual stormwater assessment is a funding source for the stormwater management program.
The set stormwater fee is a funding source for critical structure and maintenance.
The not-to-exceed rate will be sent to rate payers and the final public hearing is set for Aug. 27.
The current rate is $149.
Resident Derick Fraiser said he can afford a few bucks a year to help because the guys “bust their butt.”
“The guys are about 18 months out on swales. They need some help out there. They have done a heck of a job. They did my personal property – they did a good job and worked hard. They are playing catch up.”
The increase, if approved at the final public hearing in August, will help fund environmental and water quality improvements, which has a price tag of $1.1 million, $1.6 million for flood prevention and $1.7 for drainage improvements, officials said.
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