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Odessa council freezes proposed water, sewer and solid-waste rate increases and adopts FY 2025–26 budget
Summary
The Odessa City Council voted to keep utility rates at current levels — rejecting proposed 1.5% increases for water, sewer and solid waste — and approved the city's fiscal year 2025'26 budget with adjusted fund balances. Council members said the moves were intended to ease the burden on residents amid higher property tax revenue in the budget.
The Odessa City Council voted Tuesday to hold water, sewer and solid-waste rates at current levels and adopted the city's fiscal year 2025'26 annual budget with adjustments to fund balances. Council members said the decisions were intended to reduce immediate costs for residents as the proposed budget reflects a rise in property-tax revenue. "We hear you. We hear you," Mayor Hendry told residents, explaining the council was responding to citizen concerns about tax increases. The council first considered an ordinance that would have raised each utility category by 1.5 percent. Kaylee, a city staff member who read required budget language on…
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