Wiseman suggests drainage fee to help city with costs
Starkville could have a new funding mechanism for its growing number of stormwater drainage issues.
Mayor Parker Wiseman on Tuesday suggested adding a drainage fee to city utilities to help offset a million-dollar gap between expected revenues and project costs over the next 10 years.
Wiseman pledges greater focus to drainage issues
Drainage: Everyone contributes to it, and everyone is plagued by it. The problem for the city of Starkville is how to adequately address and fund drainage projects. During the Starkville Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday, Mayor Parker Wiseman said the city’s current drainage project master list, a 10-year plan developed by the previous administration, will soon be “millions of dollars” behind if the city doesn’t restructure the way it finances.
Cost estimates ready on Maple, Carver drainage project
Residents of Maple and Carver Drives will find out how much it will cost the city to fix years-old flooding issues in each area during tonight’s Board of Aldermen meeting.