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Resident criticizes council over utility rates and city management during public comment
Summary
Resident Robert Greenway used his public-comment time to criticize the council and city management, alleging sharp increases in trash and water rates, uneven stormwater charges, and unnecessary city spending on a rain garden repair.
Robert Greenway, a resident who gave public comment at the meeting, criticized the council and city management for recent utility and service charges and alleged unnecessary city spending. Greenway said trash fees rose by about 20% in one year and water charges rose about 40%; he raised concerns about stormwater billing and said the city charges different customers different rates without clear justification. He also alleged the city paid $3,000 to redo his rain garden when a smaller repair would have sufficed and said the city’s handling prevented him from completing work he had already begun.
Council staff intervened once during the remarks to remind speakers to respect decorum. The remarks were part of the public-comment period and did not prompt an immediate council action during the meeting.
