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Freeport holds public hearing on 2025–26 budget as residents protest water-rate increases
Summary
The Freeport City Council held a public hearing on the proposed 2025–26 annual budget; residents urged the council not to raise water rates and questioned prior contract decisions and city finances.
The Freeport City Council opened a public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget on Sept. 2 and invited members of the public to comment on the proposal ahead of final adoption.
Council held the hearing to receive public input before it considers final adoption of the budget by the city’s charter deadline. City staff said the hearing gives residents another opportunity to ask questions or comment on the draft budget presented in earlier work sessions.
Multiple residents urged the council not to approve an increase in water rates that was scheduled to take effect Oct. 1. Manning Rollerson of 118 West Sixth Street objected to any water-rate increase, saying residents should not “continuously pay” for past mismanagement.…
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