The Marietta Daily Journal – Lee faces uphill battle to persuade public on new Rain Tax

Cobb’s storm sewers are getting a workout this summer, one of the rainiest on record.

Does the county’s stormwater system need upgrading and stepped-up maintenance? And if so, what is the best way of paying for it?

“Stormwater” is just what it sounds like — the water resulting from precipitation that “runs off,” rather than seeping into the soil. The stormwater system is designed to collect the runoff in ways that minimize flooding.

A draft proposal of the county’s strategic plan to be voted on by the Board of Commissioners this summer calls for the county to impose a stormwater utility fee — probably in the range of several dollars a month — on all property owners to pay for such projects.

“We’re not able to keep up with stormwater in the county,” Commission Chairman Tim Lee told the Marietta Daily Journal last week.

via The Marietta Daily Journal – Lee faces uphill battle to persuade public on new Rain Tax.