Chattanooga City Council members are expected to vote tonight on first reading of a $12 million water quality, or stormwater, budget.
“We need to act on it tonight,” Councilwoman Carol Berz said.
The city has drafted an ordinance that gives preference to an option presented by the city administration three weeks ago.
The proposal cuts stormwater fees for nonresidential buildings. Commercial and industrial buildings will be assessed fees based on their number of “equivalent residential units.”
The water quality fee for nonresidential units will be lowered from $9.60 a month per equivalent resident unit to $6.50 a month.
The council meets at 6 p.m.
See Wednesday’s Times Free Press for complete coverage.
Cliff has worked for the Times Free Press for five years and covers Chattanooga city government. He previously covered Rhea County, as well as transportation and growth and development in Southeast Tennessee. A native of Maryville, Tenn., Cliff graduated in 2003 from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in communications with an emphasis on journalism. Before coming to Chattanooga, he was a crime reporter with Hernando Today, a supplement of The Tampa (Fla.) ...
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