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Salinas to mail Proposition 218 notices after council approves sewer rate notice; proposal would raise monthly base from $5.45 to $16.35
Summary
The Salinas City Council on July 1 authorized mailing Proposition 218 notices for a proposed sanitary sewer rate increase, launching a protest period that runs through Aug. 25 and scheduling a public hearing for Sept. 23.
The Salinas City Council on July 1 authorized staff to distribute Proposition 218 public‑hearing notices for a proposed sanitary sewer rate increase, setting in motion a public outreach and protest period that ends Aug. 25 and a public hearing set for Sept. 23.
Consultants and city staff told the council the sewer system has an operating shortfall, deferred capital needs and system failures that have been addressed as emergencies because rates have not changed since 2012. Andrea Reese, the rate study consultant, said the updated study recommends increasing the monthly sewer charge for a single equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) from $5.45 to $16.35 for FY 2025–26, with an annual 2% escalator for five years and a reexamination by…
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