Council briefs: Sooke moves to user-pay sewer billing

Council briefs: Sooke moves to user-pay sewer billing

Sooke council has moved ahead with plans to overhaul how residents pay for sewer service, backing a recommendation June 22 to have staff bring forward a new wastewater utility bylaw. The change would shift the district from a system built mainly around a flat parcel tax to a blended model: a parcel tax for long-term asset management and a user-pay utility bill tied to wastewater generation. Because wastewater is not measured at each property, th…