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Kalamazoo UPC recommends class-specific 2026 water rate changes, urges City Commission review
Summary
The Utility Policy Committee voted Sept. 11 to recommend the City Commission adopt a 2026 water rate package that would raise residential rates by 6.5% and implement smaller, class-specific changes while keeping seasonal rates unchanged.
The Utility Policy Committee (UPC) for the City of Kalamazoo voted Sept. 11 to recommend that the City Commission adopt a set of 2026 water rates that would raise the residential class by 6.5 percent, increase commercial rates by 5 percent, raise multifamily rates by 3 percent, reduce no change for seasonal customers and set a 2 percent increase for industrial customers.
The recommendation follows a cost-of-service analysis presented to the UPC by city staff and consultant Stantec that identified a revenue shortfall for the residential customer class. James Baker, a city staff member participating in the rate study discussion, said the combined revenue-requirements and cost-of-service review led staff to propose a…
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