New stormwater utility fee kicked in on July 1st Gene Marrano July 8, 2014 1 minute read If you own property in Roanoke City the new stormwater utility fee – which will be phased in over the next three years – will go out as a bill with real estate tax invoices next month. WFIR’s Gene Marrano has more: Share: Post navigation Previous: TSA sees an increase in firearms at security checkpointsNext: Tractor-trailer carrying turkeys crashes on I-81 Related Stories United Way of Virginia’s Blue Ridge helps fund new nature trail signs in Rocky Mount Gene Marrano June 24, 2026 More Romeo & Juliet, new exhibit at Wilson Museum, Broadway in Roanoke releases schedule for 26-27 season Gene Marrano June 24, 2026 Feeding Southwest Virginia President and CEO Pamela Irvine will retire at the end of the year after 45 years with the Food Bank Gene Marrano June 24, 2026