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Pinellas Park adopts rate increases and fee updates after consultant recommends 5% annual plan
Summary
The council unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 2025-27, which implements updated potable/reclaimed water and sewer rates and miscellaneous utility fees after a Stantec rate study recommended raising annual adjustments to 5% to restore reserves and fund capital needs.
Pinellas Park — The City Council voted unanimously Thursday to adopt Ordinance No. 2025-27, setting potable water, reclaimed water and sanitary sewer utility rates and updating a range of connection and miscellaneous fees based on a consultant study recommending increased annual adjustments and cost-recovery for several service fees.
Stantec Consulting's Kyle Stevens presented the rate update and told the council the city's utility funds have experienced a period of high capital spending that drew down reserves. "What we are proposing this evening is moving those annual adjustments up another 1.75%...so up to 5% a year," Stevens said, adding the higher annual increases would restore fund balance targets and provide more predictable capital funding.
Key elements: The consultant recommended…
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