URGENT: Proposed ordinance will cost houses of worship $1000-10,000 annually

The stormwater management plan itself is good and required by law—houses of worship should support it. The Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium is very concerned about the fee that will fund the plan, however. The Monroeville houses of worship collectively will be charged perhaps $200,000-250,000 each year beginning January 1, 2019—about the same as the Monroeville Mall. Over the first five years of the plan, houses of worship will be required to pay more than $1 million dollars. Houses of worship depend on donations for the good work we do. Monroeville’s policy must not place an unreasonable financial burden on the organizations ...