Stormwater Utility fee could more than double in La Crosse

Stormwater Utility customers could see rate increase in La Crosse

Stormwater utility customers in the City of La Crosse could be seeing a rate increase in the coming months.

Stormwater Utility fee could more than double in La Crosse

WIZMnews.com La Crosse’s Finance and Personnel committee votes next week whether or not to approve an increase in the city’s Stormwater Utility fees that would more than double what is currently paid by homeowners. A statement released Tuesday from the city said that since the utility’s start in 2011, rates never rose. The city now says large increases in operating expenses, capital project costs, and insuring the future financial health of the …