A tax to fund a $1.3 billion stream restoration backlog failed before the Anne Arundel County Council on Monday, but officials vowed another stormwater fund would resurface soon.

The council voted 4-3 against the Stormwater Management and Restoration of Tributaries Fund because it would have put an annual fee on property owners based on impervious surfaces.

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