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South Burlington proposes modest rate rises, major culvert and treatment projects in FY26 budget
Summary
Public works staff presented proposed rate increases in the FY26 budget — a stormwater ERU increase to $7.92 (~$8/month), a proposed wastewater rate increase of 8.75% and a drinking-water increase of 8.8% — and detailed planned culvert replacements, Bartlett Bay wastewater upgrades and a new water storage tank to be bid.
Department heads at the Dec. 12 FY26 budget retreat described a combination of steady rate increases and multi-year capital projects for stormwater, wastewater and drinking water.
Tom DiPietro, director of public works, said the stormwater enterprise is proposing a 3% rate increase that would set the equivalent residential unit (ERU) at $7.92 per month — about $8 for a single-family home — and that the department secured roughly $1.7 million from multiple grants for neighborhood stormwater treatment projects. DiPietro said staff will undertake a culvert inventory and prioritize culverts that are undersized or that impede aquatic organism passage; he also identified a planned Bartlett Bay culvert replacement and additional culvert work in the Butler Farms/Oak Creek neighborhoods…
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