Pleasant Ridge adopts FY27 utility rates; average water customer sees about 3.7% increase
The commission adopted a resolution setting FY2026–27 utility charges: $53.36 ready‑to‑serve, $95.90 combined water/sewer usage (per bill translation), $0.93 per front foot infrastructure charge, $31.23 garbage fee and $63.37 per ERU stormwater fee — staff said the average water customer will see roughly a 3.7% increase driven by outside wholesale and treatment costs.
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At the May 12 meeting staff presented the proposed FY2026–27 utility rate structure and commissioners approved the resolution on a unanimous roll‑call vote. Staff outlined the components: a $53.36 ready‑to‑serve charge per bill, combined water and sewer usage translating to $95.90, an infrastructure front‑foot charge of $0.93, a garbage pickup fee of $31.23, and a stormwater runoff fee of $63.37 per equivalent residential unit (ERU). The presentation said outside wholesale partners and capital projects are the largest drivers of the change; staff stated the package will amount to about a 3.7% increase for the average water customer and cited large increases from GLEEWA, GWK and SAWCUA as major inputs.
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