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Committee recommends no water or sewer rate changes for 2026; approves stormwater fee restructuring targeting large footprints
Summary
Findlay's Water and Sewer Committee recommended no water- or sewer-rate increases for 2026, discussed projected rate paths for later years pending a master plan, and voted to accept a revised stormwater base-fee structure that shifts more cost to large nonresidential impervious footprints while leaving residential bills unchanged.
The Findlay City Water and Sewer Committee reviewed third-quarter fund projections and voted to recommend no water- or sewer-rate changes for 2026. The committee also approved a restructuring of the stormwater base-fee tiers that reassigns more cost to large commercial and industrial properties while leaving residential fees intact.
Staff presented two water pro formas: one showing current rates and one with hypothetical increases in later years (a modeled 7% increase in 2027 and 6% in 2028–29 were used as examples). Staff said the city's water master plan and a consultant rate analysis are expected in mid-2026 and will provide a definitive long-term rate trajectory. Given that pending master plan, committee members said it was premature to adopt a rate increase for 2026.
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