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Greeley board approves 2026 water and sewer operating and capital budgets; rate increases proposed to shore up revenue
Summary
The Water and Sewer Board approved the 2026 operating and capital budgets and recommended them to the city manager. Staff said slower demand and less new-account growth are squeezing revenues; the adopted budget includes operating increases and a capital program that will require multi-year rate increases.
GREELEY, Colo. — The Greeley Water and Sewer Board on July 16 approved and recommended to the city manager the Water and Sewer Department’s 2026 operating and capital budgets, after staff and board members debated how to balance capital needs with slower-than-expected demand growth.
Staff presented a budget that trims previously proposed increases, reprioritizes projects and adds a small number of staff and operating increases while keeping the budget as lean as possible. Board members asked for continued scrutiny of project timing and for staff to pursue ways to stimulate account growth and to help low-income customers.
Virgil (utility finance/planning), Crystal (budget staff) and Sean (Director) outlined the package: recommended operating increases included roughly $639,000 for water (about 2.7 new positions net) and $278,000 for sewer (about 0.3 new positions net), after offsets…
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