When they met last week, Leavenworth city commissioners reached a consensus to revisit the fee structure for a stormwater system maintenance program.
But when they met again Tuesday, Commissioner Nancy Bauder proposed forgoing any additional study of the issue and reducing one of the fees charged for the program.
“We’ve studied it,” Bauder said. “How much more do we need to study it?”
In the end, commissioners reached consensuses to review a fee charged to property owners for each unit in apartment buildings and take a separate look at the rest of the fee structure.
Commissioners approved annual fees for the stormwater maintenance program last year. The fees are charged to property owners in the city and appear on annual property tax bills.
Currently, the city charges an annual fee of $84 per year for each single family residential home. The city also charges $84 for each unit in apartment complexes. Fees for commercial properties range from $162 to $3,125 per year depending on the size of buildings. Fees for industrial properties range from $337 to $3,125 depending on the size of buildings.
(Read more: Leavenworth Times)