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Middleton council endorses fee and wage changes, advances wastewater spending plan in budget workshop
Summary
At a July 2 budget workshop the council agreed to a proposed fee schedule including a 5% water rate increase and a 25% sewer base increase, a 4% staff wage increase, and directed staff to include potential bond revenue and expanded wastewater treatment project spending in next year's budget.
At a July 2 budget workshop the Middleton City Council gave staff direction to move forward with a package of fee and wage changes and to reflect expanded wastewater treatment spending and possible bond revenue in the fiscal 2026 budget documents.
Treasurer Wendy Miles presented revenue and fee projections, and the council agreed to a proposed rate and fee schedule that included a 5% increase to water use rates and a 25% increase to sewer base rates tied to the wastewater plant expansion. Miles said the sewer increase would raise the typical residential utility bill by about $19.08 per month, taking an average monthly bill from approximately $93.38 to about $112.46 if adopted as…
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