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Pasco commissioners approve four‑year water, sewer and reclaimed‑water rate plan after public concern about high residential bills
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners approved a multiyear utility rate plan that starts with a 3.75% increase in 2026 and 4.75% in 2027–2029. Residents from Wintree and Trinity urged county action on high bills and asked the county to study taking over privately run systems.
The Pasco County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 3 approved a four‑year water, wastewater and reclaimed‑water rate plan that begins with a 3.75% increase in 2026 and 4.75% annual increases from 2027 through 2029.
County staff and consultant Justin Grant of Stantec said the increases are part of a financial management plan the utility updates every four years and are intended to fund operating and capital needs, including large wastewater plant projects and new regulatory requirements. "The financial management plan for this 1 is a 4 year plan that begins with a 3 7 5 increase in '26 and a 4 7 5 increase starting in '27 through '29," Grant told the board.
The nut of the decision, officials said, is to close a growing gap between revenue and rising capital and regulatory costs. "Some of those added costs ... the state is making us do, which I'm not…
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