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Sussex County Council adopts budget, raises water and sewer assessment rates and sheriff fees
Summary
Council approved the annual operating budget for fiscal year 2025–2026, adopted assessment rules and water and sewer rates for the unified districts, and approved an ordinance raising certain sheriff fees at the June 17 meeting.
Sussex County Council adopted the county’s annual operating budget and several rate and fee ordinances at its June 17, 2025 meeting, adopting assessment rules for water and sewer districts, new district rates and increases to sheriff fees.
Staff member Gina Jennings told council the assessment rolls list equivalent dwelling units (EDUs) and billable front footage for sewer and water districts; the council adopted those assessment rules for the 2025–2026 billing period. Jennings also summarized proposed rate changes: she said water would increase by $33 per year to $450 per EDU and that sewer would increase by $12 to $3.52 per EDU;…
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