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Sierra Vista opens 60-day comment period on proposed sewer fee and connection fee increases
Summary
City Council approved a resolution declaring intent to increase sewer connection fees and set a public hearing May 23, 2025, after staff outlined worsening sewer-fund cash shortfalls and repair needs at the city treatment plant.
Sierra Vista City Council on March 27 approved a resolution declaring its intent to increase sewer connection fees and opened a 60-day public comment period, setting a public hearing for May 23, 2025, staff said.
City utility finance staff told the council the sewer fund is operating as an enterprise fund and must be supported by user fees, not general-tax dollars. “The sewer fund is an enterprise fund, which means that the user fees have to cover the cost of the fund,” city staff member Phillips said during the presentation. Staff proposed a possible 15% increase in sewer rates for the coming fiscal year, another 15% the following year, and a rise in connection fees of about 2.25…
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