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Council orders public outreach on possible sewer rate increases and expands utility assistance program
Summary
Facing rising treatment and construction costs, staff recommended and council agreed to start public outreach on a proposed 8% sewer rate increase in each of two years and to broaden the city’s sewer assistance program.
Reno officials told the City Council the sewer enterprise fund faces long‑term pressure from rising construction and treatment costs and asked the council to authorize public outreach on a potential rate increase. Regional Infrastructure Administrator John Flansberg said April 9 the city’s 20‑year sewer capital improvement program runs near $1 billion and that construction indexes and certain chemical and power costs have increased sharply since 2019.
Flansberg and consultant Luke Tipton of Dow LLC presented…
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