Leopold proposes stormwater fee

Anne Arundel property owners will have to pay more money toward environmental projects under a proposal that will be introduced to the County Council next week.

County Executive John R. Leopold is proposing an annual stormwater control fee of $34 for townhomes and condominiums, $85 for single-family homes and $170 for low-density rural and agricultural properties.

The fee would not be applied to vacant lands and it can be waived for property owners who prove financial hardship. Property owners would earn credits for stormwater control systems they’ve installed.

The fee, contained in legislation called the Watershed Restoration and Protection Act, would raise $26.5 million in its first year.

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