Coffs Harbour homeowners could face a 4.4 per cent rate hike to pay for flood mitigation works.
The council decided last night that it would ask the state government to approve the increase, above the capped limit, to help pay for the $18-million project.
The works have included a large scale cleanup of creeks and waterways with thousands of tonnes of rubbish removed.
Several water retention dams are also being constructed throughout the city to slow water flows during major rain events such as those last year which created flooding.
The damage bill from the March flood topped $50-million.
text will be replaced
