Storm-Drainage Utility Fee Falls One Vote Short ; Council Members Worry the Cost Will Be Too Much for Seniors and Low- Income Residents.

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Rising costs for seniors and low-income residents helped stifle passage of a $4 interim storm-drainage utility fee for single- family dwellings. The proposal fell one vote short of passage at the July 17 Trotwood City Council meeting.

The council has asked the department of public works to go back to the drawing board and redefine the language in the resolution. Changes could include consideration of a credit arrangement for seniors and provision of a fair-share contribution for storm- drainage utility fees from commercial and industrial businesses in Trotwood.

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Storm-Drainage Utility Fee Falls One Vote Short ; Council Members Worry the Cost Will Be Too Much for Seniors and Low- Income Residents.

In light of the recent waterrate increase in Trotwood, Mayor Donald McLaurin received applause from Trotwood seniors when he said, "Our citizens are tapped out, and though we are asking for additional fees, this is a burden to the Trotwood citizen...

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