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Council approves new water and sewer tap fees effective April 1
Summary
The Woodland Park City Council approved Resolution 931, Series 2025, to raise water and sewer plant investment (tap) fees effective April 1, 2025, following staff presentations and public comment about timing, development impacts and long-term capital projects such as a reservoir and Gold Hill tank.
Woodland Park City Council on March 20 voted to approve Resolution 931, Series 2025, establishing revised water and sewer plant investment (tap) fees effective April 1, 2025.
The resolution, presented by utilities staff member Kip Wiley, asks the council to adopt an increase in tap fees that Wiley described in the meeting as a 13% adjustment. Wiley told council the increase is needed to help fund planned capital projects including a reservoir and the Gold Hill storage tank and to keep the water enterprise fund balance at a level staff deems prudent.
Why it matters: The city is preparing for multi‑million dollar capital work on its water system and has been saving cash for those projects. Wiley said the 2025 budget includes about $5.07 million in capital items, of which roughly…
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