Stormwater rates don’t match the explanation
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 5:39pm
Submitted by Letters to the ...
Submitted by Letters to the ...
Something doesn’t “add up” regarding the stormwater rate quoted in Betsy Tyler’s Feb. 6 article.
The existing rate is given as $0.86 per 1,000 square feet.
My 85x140 lot is 11,900 square feet (about a quarter acre).
Maybe as much as half of that is impervious — 5,950 square feet.
I should be charged 5,950/1,000 x 0.86 = $5.12.
(Even if ALL of my property were impervious, that works out to be $10.23.)
How is the actual bill of $32.28 arrived at?
Bob Morris
Peachtree City, Ga.
Mr. Morris, thank you for your letter. I think the City's response is "If you don't like living here you should move."
We had an old expression that fits this recent stormwater debacle very well: " B-O-H-I-C-A ".
Thank you for the sentiment !