Allentown's Propsed Stormwater Fee Worse Then I Thought

Two posts prior I spoke about this. It's gets crazier the more I learn.

Morning Call reporter Emily Opilo FILED THIS REPORT...For the school district, which has 22 schools and owns several more properties in the city, the burden would be much larger than just the bill for Dieruff. School board member Robert Smith said he was shocked by the proposal. The district’s budget for 2017-2018 has already been set, and it doesn’t include any money for stormwater, he said. “This is the most ridiculous thing,” he said. “We’re barely making it as is. Our fund balance is almost depleted, and now this.”

The fee presents an additional financial burden for some of the city’s largest properties.... The Allentown Fairgrounds at 17th Street occupies an entire city block and is one of the largest taxable properties in the city. It’s also covered almost entirely with pavement... Allentown as a city will also be impacted by the fee. The city must pay into the stormwater fund for all eligible city properties,
Nobody gets out of this. Not hospitals, colleges, schools, churches, county or city streets and owned properties, old folks homes, sports venues, home owners or apartments. Everyone's gonna get screwed layer upon layer as each pass along their expenses. I can't imagine how the fairgrounds will be able to sustain such an increase. I also would surmise hospitals will unload some of their properties along with dozens of businesses operating on a shoestring. I expect to see more shuttered properties then there already are. PPL plaza is already in trouble.

OMG if this goes down like they say this city is gonna go down the toilet and begin to look like Detroit.

The only reason it hasn't so far, nobody pushed the handle. This could very well be it my friend.





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