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Committee reviews draft 2026 utility budgets; sewer capital spending drives cost rise
Summary
At a Sept. 16 committee of the whole workshop staff reviewed draft 2026 budgets for water, sewer and municipal broadband, flagging major sewer capital work (Bowlby Lift Station replacement and West Fulton Street reconstruction) that drives a projected one-year rise in expenses.
City staff presented draft 2026 utility budgets at the committee of the whole on Sept. 16, reviewing water, sewer and the municipal broadband utility (Waupaca Online).
Water: staff reported steady growth in water sales, from about $1.33 million in 2023 to $1.57 million in 2025, attributed mainly to residential development and recent rate increases. Expenditures were modestly higher overall; meter expenses rose (tied to upgrades and lead-reduction fixtures), while meter-reading costs fell due to newer software. Staff flagged a drop in fringe-benefit expenses connected to one fewer water-department staff…
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