Council Approves Increasing Island’s Stormwater Utility Fees

Council approves increasing island’s stormwater utility fees

Key Biscayne's stormwater utility fee rates, starting in Fiscal Year 2026, will be rising 10% after Village Council members voted 6-1 Tuesday night to pass the resolution.

Test vote on Big Dig? Council OKs 10% hike in stormwater fees

Property owners in Key Biscayne will see a 10% increase in stormwater fees after the Village Council’s 6-1 vote Tuesday. The vote’s implications set the stage for a much bigger decision next month about the future of the Big Dig project.  The stormwater fee is one component of how the Village plans to finance the project to pressurize miles of drainage pipes and pump rainwater into Biscayne Bay. The fees – which are calculated differently than p…