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Fayette dissolves Stormwater Utility
Residents in unincorporated Fayette County will no longer pay fees to the now-defunct Stormwater Utility. Courtesy of Fayette County.
Fayette County is repealing the Stormwater Utility it established in 2012 to collect fees to pay for the repair and replacement of stormwater infrastructure.
The Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 Tuesday to dissolve the utility, which had collected nearly $2.7 million from about 17,000 property owners in the unincorporated areas of the county. Revenue from the six-year Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, which voters approved in March, will fund pending maintenance. The repeal measure will still allow the county to pursue collection of nearly $400,000 in delinquent fees.
