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Sealy council accepts 2024 utility rate recommendations; prepares fee-schedule second reading
Summary
Council accepted Strand’s utility-rate recommendations for 2024 that would raise typical residential water and sewer bills by about 2% and gas by about 7–8%; staff will return rates as part of a master fee schedule second reading.
Sealy — The Sealy City Council voted to accept engineering firm Strand’s utility-rate recommendations for 2024 and to include the changes in a master fee schedule ordinance at second reading. The council’s action was to accept the study so staff can prepare ordinance language for the next meeting. Why it matters: The study recalibrates water, sewer, gas and solid-waste rates to better align revenue with operating and capital needs identified in the city’s master utility plan and to reflect projected growth; councilors emphasized focusing on the 2024 numbers because capital projects and growth can change year-to-year. What the study recommends: Morgan, a Strand consultant, said the recommended…
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