The following is
a letter to the editor from a Tribune reader:
The
Porter County Storm Water Board is considering reducing the new storm water
fee for natural, undeveloped parcels owned by environmental organizations.
By containing the
storm water on their property, the environmental groups decrease the storm
water volume that the county board must handle.
The county board
should give compensation to any group that maintains undeveloped property
that assists in retaining storm water.
If public access to
the site is required by the board, the payment to the land organization
should be greater. There are many expenses involved in providing safe public
access.
Just a reduction in
the storm water fee is not adequate.
Ruth Ann McWhorter