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Temple Terrace flags aging water and sewer infrastructure; staff signals minimum 5% rate increase
Summary
City staff described multiple water and wastewater capital needs — lift station rebuilds, SCADA upgrades, force‑main work and distribution repairs — and said the water/wastewater rate will be at least 5% pending a finalized five‑year capital plan.
City of Temple Terrace staff told the council Friday that the city's water and wastewater systems face multiple capital needs and that they expect to propose a minimum 5% rate increase for the enterprise funds after completing a five‑year capital plan review.
"The rate is expected to be a minimum of 5%, which was the recommendation in last year's pro forma," the city manager said while reviewing the water and wastewater capital requests and timing. Staff said the 5% figure is a floor and that a final percentage will be presented once the five‑year capital improvement program is revised.
Staff outlined specific enterprise investments proposed across several funds: a $266,245…
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