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Acton OKs 6.5% Sewer Rate Increase for FY2026; average homeowner to pay about $5.27 more per month
Summary
The Acton Select Board, meeting as sewer commissioners, approved a 6.5% across-the-board sewer rate increase for fiscal year 2026 to prepare the sewer enterprise fund for upcoming debt service tied to wastewater treatment facility work.
The Acton Select Board, sitting as the Sewer Commissioners, approved a 6.5% increase in sewer rates for fiscal year 2026 on June 16, 2025. The increase applies across residential, commercial and school rate classes and is intended to bolster reserves and prepare the sewer enterprise fund to assume debt service tied to planned facility rehabilitation.
Budget Manager Ellie Anderson told commissioners the finance office had reviewed the enterprise fund and that “operating costs have increased” and, using the adopted methodology, recommended “a 6 and a half percent increase across all rate classes.” She translated that into customer…
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