Anne Arundel County Councilman Edward Middlebrooks surprised the council Monday by voting to change a proposed stormwater fund from a fee on new development to an all-payer tax.

Middlebrooks, R-District 2, has been the most ardent opponent of the Stormwater Management and Restoration of Tributaries Trust Fund ? not only did he disapprove of the amendment proposed by Councilmen Josh Cohen, Ronald Dillon and Jamie Benoit to impose a fee for current impervious surface (parking lots and rooftops), but also of County Executive John R. Leopold?s original bill that only tacked on a permit fee for adding impervious surface.

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