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Council delays wastewater rate ordinance after $500,000 funding gap in Burke agreement
Summary
City staff told the Nevada City Council a $500,000 difference in contributions from Burke is driving two rate scenarios; the council voted to table the ordinance to allow more public outreach and to resolve the funding gap.
Nevada City Council members on Tuesday delayed action on a proposed wastewater-rate ordinance after staff reported a roughly $500,000 difference between the city’s and Burke’s draft contributions to a discharge agreement, a gap that yields two distinct customer-rate scenarios.
City staff presented the figures and said the difference would change monthly sewer bills for typical residential users by several dollars. The council voted to table the ordinance to the next meeting so staff can finalize numbers and distribute more information to residents.
The issue matters because the council plans to fund wastewater infrastructure through a combination of partner payments and State Revolving Fund (SRF) financing; staff said the final Burke payment amount affects monthly rates. Gordon (staff member) told the council “there is a slight difference. It's about $500,000 in difference, so we're working through that.”…
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