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Albany staff proposes biennial water, sewer and stormwater rate increases; public hearing set Wednesday
Summary
Public Works Director Chris Bailey presented proposed biennial rate increases for Albany’s water, sewer and stormwater utilities—sewer 2% per year, water 3% per year (with higher out‑year forecasts) and stormwater 4% per year—and said a public hearing and vote will occur Wednesday.
Chris Bailey, director of public works, presented the city’s proposed rate adjustments for the water, sewer and stormwater utilities and said council will hold a public hearing and consider votes on the requests at the next meeting.
Bailey said the city is proposing multi‑year (biennial) adjustments rather than the customary single‑year increases. He described three principal drivers for the increases: inflation and rising operating costs, more stringent regulatory requirements (including forthcoming changes to the city’s wastewater and stormwater permits) and capital needs identified in the capital improvement plan.
Bailey gave specific figures for existing debt service and capital needs. He told council the wastewater facility (the water reclamation facility) has an annual debt payment of a little over $4,600,000 next year; a separate clean…
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