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Council Approves Notice of Intent for Water, Sewer and Solid-Waste Rate Increases; Public Hearing Set for May 5
Summary
The council voted 6-1 to adopt a notice of intent to modify water and sewer rates, initiating a public-notice and outreach process and scheduling a May 5 public hearing and council action. Proposed changes include a 6.7% water increase, PFAS-treatment charge, multi-year sewer increases and solid-waste fee hikes.
The Avondale City Council voted 6-1 on March 3 to adopt a notice of intent to modify water and sewer rates, starting the formal public-notice process and scheduling a public hearing and council action for May 5.
Robert Barron, the city's budget manager, explained that the notice of intent does not set new rates but is the required first step under state statute. "If we were even adjusting the water and sewer rates by a penny, we would still need to adopt this notice of intent before we took action actually on the water and sewer rates," Barron said.
Barron summarized the proposal and outreach…
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