Get ready for new sewage fees Peninsula homeowners!
According to today’s news Belmont will be the first city in the peninsula to impose a fee for its share in a $400 million sewage treatment upgrade project. This amounts to an average of $250 per homeowner added to the yearly property tax bill, and that doesn’t seem to be that bad, but businesses will be charged based on the type and size of the business property.
More southern peninsula cities such as Redwood City and San Carlos may follow soon, but I think this project is sorely needed. I’ve worked in Redwood Shores and Foster City for almost four years and the toilets have plugged up at our office building multiple times after heavy rains.
The fee is probably not big enough to send homeowners into financial trouble, but small businesses such as laundromats could see a pretty painful tax.
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