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Pasco council adopts lower irrigation connection fee, approves multi-year rate increases after debate
Summary
After months of discussion the Pasco City Council voted 6–1 to adopt a lower one-time irrigation connection fee of $1,000 and staged multi-year rate increases to fund upgrades, while directing staff to monitor revenues and revisit the fee if needed.
The Pasco City Council on March 17 adopted a new irrigation utility fee structure aimed at funding existing system upgrades and supporting future growth, choosing the lower up-front connection fee paired with larger short-term rate increases.
Councilmember Sarah Copeland (staff presentation) described two alternatives developed during a cost-of-service analysis. Alternative A would set the connection fee at the modeled maximum (stated in staff materials as $14.68 per dwelling unit in that calculation) and adopt smaller rate increases;…
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