Council's environment chair talking with staff to reduce projected increase to stormwater fee

Landowners might not escape a double-digit percentage hike to the controversial stormwater fee in 2019 after council in last year’s budget borrowed more money to cut the levy.
The city’s 2019 draft budget calls for a 10.8-per-cent increase to the stormwater fee, but Rideau-Goulbourn Coun. Scott Moffatt said he’ll be working with staff to get that proposed increase below 10 per cent.
“I’m talking about the projects that are anticipated and just doing our best to make