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College Place preliminary 2026 budget shows multi‑year drawdown; staff proposes utility taxes and modest rate increases
Summary
Staff presented a preliminary 2026 budget that forecasts a multi‑year drawdown in several funds and proposed revenue measures including utility tax increases (10–13% scenarios), modest utility rate increases and a 2–3% property tax assumption to help stabilize reserves.
City staff presented the preliminary 2026 budget to the College Place City Council on Oct. 28, 2025, and described a multi‑year decline in the current expense ending fund balance and a package of revenue and cost measures under consideration to restore reserves.
Brian Carlton told council that the general (current expense) fund declined by $642,000 in 2024 and the city forecasts another $556,000 decline for 2025, totaling…
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