Lakeland commissioners are expected to vote Monday, Dec. 15, on a major increase to the stormwater fee charged on city utility bills.
The fee, currently $9.72 per month for a single-family home, would rise to $17.47 over five years. The first phase of the rate increase would begin March 1, raising the rate for a typical single family home to $11.27.
City officials say the change is urgently needed to address more than $69 million in unfunded stormwater and lake projects over the next 10 years — including flood prevention and state mandates to clean up pollution…