Stormwater fee hike dropped

Acknowledging they had failed to adequately communicate with residents, city officials backed away Tuesday from a plan to ask property owners for a fourfold increase in stormwater fees.
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Board of Public Works president Cynthia Ruiz conceded that not enough had been done to inform the public of the plan to boost annual stormwater charges from $23.04 to $99 over a five-year period. The fee, which has not increased in 17 years, pays for code enforcement associated with clean-water projects.