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Rock Hill presents balanced $313 million budget; proposes targeted sewer and sanitation increases
Summary
City manager presented a two-year balanced budget for fiscal year 2025–26 totaling about $313.2 million, with no proposed increases to electric, water, stormwater or property tax rates but with a sanitation increase to cover county tipping fees and an 8% wastewater rate step to fund the wastewater plant expansion.
Rock Hill City Manager David Behan presented the city’s proposed two-year budget for fiscal 2025–26 on May 27, saying the spending plan totals about $313,171,909 and is balanced as required under South Carolina law.
Behan said the proposal contains no increases to electric rates, water rates, stormwater fees or the property tax rate for the coming year, but it does include targeted increases to cover outside costs: a 3% sanitation (solid waste) rate increase to cover York County tipping fees and an 8% wastewater rate increase (about $4 per month for a typical customer) to help fund the ongoing expansion of the city’s wastewater treatment plant on Red River Road.
The budget packet presented to council shows the city compares…
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