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Residents urge council to scale back proposed water and sewer borrowing over multi‑decade cost concerns
Summary
Multiple residents urged the Seal Beach City Council to pare back planned water and sewer capital work and borrowing, citing high projected interest costs, billing equity concerns and recommendations to phase projects and update the cost‑of‑service study.
Several Seal Beach residents used the July 28 public‑comment period to press the City Council to reconsider a proposed large borrowing and rate package for the city’s water and sewer system, urging phased work, clearer billing equity and updated financial studies.
Charlie Clourier, a College Park East resident, told the council the financing plan as presented includes about $3,400,000 in annual interest payments “alone per year for the next 30 years,” and that the proposal would be “committing the city to over a $100,000,000 for 30 years.”
Why it matters: Commenters said the scale and pace of the proposed program risk saddling the city’s small ratepayer base with long‑term debt and repeated rate increases. They urged staff and council to…
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