Council approves stormwater drainage fee increase amendment
The Georgetown City Council approved an amendment to the stormwater drainage ordinance Jan. 10 that will increase the monthly stormwater drainage fee by 50 cents. The change would go into effect March 1 and increase the fee from $4.25 to $4.75.
The fee, which is part of the monthly stormwater drainage assessment on utility bills, pays for construction and maintenance of drainage projects such as the expanded culverts for Smith Branch under Maple Street.
The ordinance was also changed to allow billing of the stormwater fee to individual apartment units. The current ordinance assesses multifamily complexes at the commercial rate. Other changes are to the billing process for commercial accounts and would provide a discount to commercial property in the city that does not drain into the city's service area.
City studies acquiring Chisholm Trail Special Utility District
City of Georgetown staff members met with consultants Jan. 4 to kick off a four- to six-month study that will explore acquiring the Chisholm Trail Special Utility District, which provides water to about 6,300 customers, about two-thirds of which are in or near the Georgetown extraterritorial jurisdiction.
