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Proposed 2024-2028 Stormwater Utility Fee?

Manchester Stormwater Park [ [link removed] ]

Kitsap County Public Works Stormwater Division [ [link removed] ] is proposing an adjustment to the stormwater utility fee for 2024-2028 [ [link removed] ]. This fee structure proposal is based on the results from the Stormwater Cost of Service and Rate Study conducted by FCS Group in summer 2023. The County?s previous stormwater utility fee rate study was completed in 2017 and established rates through the end of 2023.

Stormwater programs are funded through a?utility fee [ [link removed] ] assessed annually to each developed property and road located within unincorporated Kitsap County. On your annual property tax, this fee is listed as "Stormwater Management." In 2024, the proposed stormwater utility fee is $141 per year for a single-family residence. The fee in 2023 was $130.

The stormwater utility fee pays for building new and improving existing stormwater facilities. Kitsap County is proud of our innovation in some of these award-winning facilities such as Manchester Stormwater Park and Whispering Firs Stormwater Park. In addition, the fee pays to operate and maintain stormwater pipes, drains, and ponds that help manage the flow of stormwater runoff as well as facilities that help to remove pollutants before they drain to our precious natural waterbodies like our salmon streams and Puget Sound. The fee also funds the Clean Water Kitsap [ [link removed] ] partnership, education and outreach activities, spill prevention and cleanup, and water quality monitoring. [ [link removed] ]


chart showing annual fee through 2028 [ [link removed] ]
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Attend a virtual open house

Join us for a virtual open house on* Thursday, November 2 from 6 ? 7 p.m [ [link removed] ]*. hosted on Zoom.

Learn how service needs have changed in our community and how the Stormwater Division plans to support existing and future needs.

Public Works staff and the County?s consultant team from FCS Group will be available to answer questions and give an opportunity for input. Registration is required [ [link removed] ].?

Visit our webpage

Learn more about the stormwater utility fee, our future and the proposed fee schedule?on our website [ [link removed] ].?

Provide Feedback

Residents are encouraged to learn more about how our services support you. Your thoughts are important to us! Public comments [ [link removed] ] are being accepted on the proposed fee structure until *November 8, 2023*.?

The Kitsap County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the utility fee plan on Monday, November 13, 2023 at 5:30 pm [ [link removed] ].

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Questions? Contact Kitsap1: 360.337.5777 or email [email protected]




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