Storm clouds are gathering over the city's use of the Wastewater Enterprise Fund

A A A Comments (1) By Jared Jacang Maher Thursday, Jun 11 2009

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The gargoyles at Gertrude Cox's house can't protect her from storm drainage fees.

$42.5 million in storm fees are going to pay for a new Public Works campus at 1271 W Bayaud.

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City sources say the mayor's office is currently reviewing a proposal to raise stormwater fees even higher. According to Delaney, nothing has been decided. "We are still in the process of looking at our future needs for the stormwater system," he says.

And, no doubt, for the stormwater system's enterprise money.

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David B 06/13/2009 5:04:00 PM

This is an amazing investigation. Property owners already pay property taxes and sales taxes and any number of other taxes to the city for general services. They should be outraged that these fees are going to prop up the Hickenlooper administration. Maybe I'll only pay half of my stormwater bill this year.