borrow $9.5 million<\/a> to jumpstart the work that needed to be done. <\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re charging a rate that\u2019s high enough to do \u2018pay as you go\u2019 for over half of it,\u201d Mayor Sladek explained. \u201cBut we\u2019re still planning to take out another $8 million loan because it\u2019s just not fair to pick who goes last.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mayor Sladek says it\u2019s a $40 million investment into stormwater infrastructure over the next 10 years that allows the city to address a multitude of needs all at once. <\/p>\n
[WATCH: Oviedo residents see 25% stormwater bill hike (from 2025)]<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had a prioritized list for quite some time now; we just didn\u2019t have the funding,\u201d said Sladek. \u201cAll of the things that truly need to be done right now, they\u2019re getting done. All of the things that can wait up to 10 years, they are on the docket, and they will be done before they fail. And that keeps the cost down. And it\u2019s what we should have been doing all along. But, you know, until you get to the end of the first lifecycle of all of your infrastructure, you don\u2019t realize that, \u2018yeah, we\u2019re going to need to save up for this, too.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Mayor Sladek says the stormwater improvements that are complete, underway, or on the list for the months ahead should give citizens more confidence in future storm seasons. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of places that we\u2019ve already got feedback, and they\u2019ve been flooding a lot less \u2014 even with the storms in the recent days,\u201d said Sladek. <\/p>\n
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