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Bellevue utilities seek updated franchise agreement with Europointe, clarify rate changes tied to excise taxes
Summary
Utilities director Lucy Liu outlined proposed updates to a decades-old franchise agreement with the Town of Europointe and recommended city code changes allowing water and sewer rates to be adjusted if excise taxes change; the consent calendar containing the items passed as part of the meeting’s consent vote.
City of Bellevue Utilities Director Lucy Liu told the council on Feb. 11 that the utilities department seeks council approval — via the consent calendar — of an updated franchise agreement with the Town of Europointe and amendments to the city’s water and sewer rate ordinances to address excise taxes.
Liu said Bellevue provides water and sewer services to about 37,000 customer accounts within the city and in neighboring points communities, and that providing service sometimes requires using public rights-of-way owned…
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