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Fall River City Sewer Commission adopts $32.8 million FY2026 budget, sets residential sewer rate at $8.43 per CCF
Summary
The Fall River City Sewer Commission approved a $32,785,387 budget for fiscal year 2026 and set the standard residential sewer rate at $8.43 per hundred cubic feet, effective July 1, after staff presented a revised proposal that cut about $210,000 from capital and personnel lines.
The Fall River City Sewer Commission on April 10 approved a $32,785,387 budget for fiscal year 2026 and set the standard residential sewer rate at $8.43 per hundred cubic feet (CCF), with the new rates scheduled to take effect July 1.
The revised budget and rate package were presented by Mr. Froehlich, a city staff presenter, who said the commission reduced the proposed budget by roughly $210,000—mainly by trimming capital spending and some personnel costs such as interns—after questions from the Fall River City Council prompted a line-by-line review. "When the budget was constructed originally...we removed some things from the budget," Froehlich said, describing the cuts that lowered the previously proposed rate increase.
The cut reduced the proposed standard residential sewer rate from $8.51 per CCF…
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