TOWN HALL MEETING TUESDAY IN BRENHAM FOR PROPOSED DRAINAGE UTILITY CHARGE

  

Brenham citizens are invited Tuesday to a town hall meeting to discuss the city’s proposed Drainage Utility Charge.

City officials say the Drainage Utility Charge will establish a dedicated and sustainable funding source to provide for the operation, improvement, and maintenance of the city’s drainage infrastructure.

While the city devotes roughly $300,000 annually to drainage maintenance, officials say that amount is not enough to fund all the needed capital improvements and upgrades to the city’s drainage infrastructure.  A Drainage Utility Fund, with a Drainage Utility Charge, would generate dedicated funding for long-term improvements and ongoing maintenance of drainage facilities.

At a workshop in October, a drainage fee of $3.75 per month was proposed for residential utility customers.  The charge is based on the cost of drainage services and the contribution of stormwater runoff by residential and non-residential properties.  The maximum monthly charge for a non-residential property, based on impervious area of the parcel, would be $300.

Additional information is available at the city’s website, www.cityofbrenham.org/city_government/departments/public_utilities/drainage.php.

The town hall meeting is set for Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 p.m., at Brenham City Hall.