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Norwalk WPCA hears five-year financial plan, schedules public hearing on proposed rate increases
Summary
Consultant Woodard & Curran outlined a five‑year financial forecast for the Norwalk Water Pollution Control Authority, recommending a 4.4% rate increase next year and 4% annually for the following four years to fund a $56.6 million capital program; the WPCA set a public hearing for Feb. 18, 2025.
Norwalk Water Pollution Control Authority members on an evening January meeting heard a five‑year financial plan from consultants Woodard & Curran that recommends a 4.4% user‑rate increase for the next fiscal year followed by 4% annual increases for the next four years, and the WPCA voted unanimously to hold a public hearing on the proposal at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025.
The plan, presented by consultants Kait Kolbrenner and Katie Maguire of Woodard & Curran, projects revenues and expenses for fiscal 2026–2030 and is intended to fund capital and operating needs while maintaining a target operating reserve equivalent to about seven months (roughly 210 days) of operating expenses. The consultants said the capital program included in the forecast totals…
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