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Fairview council adopts budget; city plans outreach for utility, safety and parks fees
Summary
Council adopted the 2025–26 budget and declared its election to receive state shared revenues; staff outlined a public outreach plan for proposed utility rate increases and new fees — a $15 public safety fee and a $5 parks fee — that still require ordinance and fee-resolution steps before collection.
The Fairview City Council voted to adopt the fiscal 2025–26 budget on June 4 and to elect to receive state shared revenues, while staff outlined how the city will notify residents about proposed utility-rate changes and two new service fees.
City finance staff said the city expects to receive about $1.2 million in state shared revenues in fiscal 2025–26 and presented a budget that assumes a 2.91% change in assessed values, an 8% utility-rate increase (water, sewer, stormwater) and two proposed new fees: a $15 public safety fee per household and a $5 parks services fee per household. Council adopted Resolution 17‑20‑25 (election to receive state shared revenues) and Resolution 18‑20‑25 (adoption of the 2025–26 budget) at the meeting.
Why it matters: The budget package lays out revenue steps staff says are needed to maintain services as costs rise. The two proposed fees are not yet…
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