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Preliminary 2026 budget: Greeley staff outline large capital needs, warn of possible double-digit water rate increases
Summary
Staff presented a preliminary 2026 budget showing identified ongoing needs of about $1.7 million, proposed bonds for water and sewer, and preliminary rate-increase ranges of roughly 12–16% for water and 8–11% for sewer, depending on final decisions and phasing.
Greeley water and sewer officials on April 14 gave the board an initial look at the utilities’ 2026 budget priorities and financing plan, outlining large capital projects and a preliminary range of customer rate increases.
Virgil (staff presenter) told the board managers had identified about $1.7 million in ongoing budget increases across water operations and proposed water enterprise bond authority between $70 million and $98.5 million. "With those amounts, the preliminary water rate increase needed will be somewhere around 12 to 16%," Virgil said during the presentation, adding that the number is preliminary and can be reduced…
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