Harden residents will be asked to pay a $25 levy under a Hilltops Council Combined Levy and Revenue Stormwater Works Plan.
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Councillors voted last month to place the plan on public exhibition providing residents with 28 days to make submissions.
Councillor Matt Stadtmiller voted against endorsing the plan.
In a report to its August meeting councillors were told the levy is capped at $25 per property for residential properties and an optional $25 per 350sqm for commercial land.
If approved the levy will be restricted to business or residential rated properties within the urban (or non-rural) area of Harden Murrumburrah and is expected to raise around $226,500 over the fixed ten-year period or $22,650 per year based on the current 906 assessments that the levy applies to.
According to Council staff property owners will benefit through improved drainage and reduction of potential damage to their property.
"The wider community will benefit through improved drainage system performance/operation and discharged water quality," council's Infrastructure Director reported to the meeting.
"Over time improvements will be achieved throughout the whole system to increase capacity and treat the stormwater to improve its quality.
"This will benefit everyone," the Director said.
Income from the levy can be spent on the planning, construction or maintenance of drainage systems, treatment devices and/or stormwater harvesting/reuse.
Councillors were told there is an establishing "backlog" of works.