stormwater fees

On Tuesday, September 10th, the City of Lubbock will hold a Public Hearing on the proposed reduction in Stormwater rates.

"We feel comfortable, and there is certainly a supply forecast and a demand forecast, but we feel comfortable that by the time we join ERCOT in mid 2021, that we'll be in good shape," the mayor said.

"What we're finding is the new method has a lot of unintended consequences and we're hurting some people that we never intended to hurt, including churches, large businesses and the poorest of the poor," Lubbock Mayor Glen Robertson told Tom and Laura on Friday (March 13) regarding the increasing stormwater rates.

Lubbock City Council members will meet with the public and city staff to discuss improvements to the new storm water fee system, implemented in January 2015, before convening in a work session next month with new recommendations.

"There's an answer out there, we've just got to find it," Lubbock Councilwoman Karen Gibson told Tom and Laura Tuesday (March 10) on finding a solution to the stormwater rates that have some Lubbock citizens frustrated.

The Lubbock City Council will once again take of the issue of stormwater rates this week at their regularly scheduled meeting.

Tuesday on The Chad Hasty Show, Lubbock's new Storm Water Utility fees were a big topic of discussion. Chad reviewed the public meeting that took place last night (Mon, March 09, 2015), and took input from long time taxpayer advocate Mikel Ward.

Councilwoman Karen Gibson addressed stormwater rates with KFYO's Tom and Laura Tuesday morning (March 3), inviting the public to provide "viable ideas" to help solve problems.

At this week’s Lubbock City Council meeting, council members discussed possible changes to the city’s new stormwater rates implemented in January.

New storm water rates will take place for residential and non-residential property owners in Lubbock, Texas, beginning January 1, 2015.