New Stormwater Fee on your water bill

Taxes....
We recently passed our 2006-7 budget that included a 0% increase in our real estate taxes. WOW!... How did they do that! This accomplishment was not done however without increasing non discretionary fees to replace a minimal tax increase. To pay for increased costs of payroll and benefits for employees we created a new fee for stormwater and increased a few other fees.

With the eggshell game in full swing all residents will see this new stormwater fee on their water bills but it won't be deductible on their income taxes and will not be based on value of your real estate. While I did vote for the balanced budget, I objected to this exchange as a regular practice and suggested we might have been better served with a minimal tax increase instead.