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La Mesa council adopts sewer rate increases for FY26 and FY27 after Proposition 218 notice period
Summary
The council adopted sewer service rate increases of 5.96% for fiscal year 2026 and 5.04% for fiscal year 2027 after completing a Proposition 218 noticing and protest period. Staff said the increases are intended to sustain the sewer enterprise fund and cover operations, debt service and regional treatment costs.
After a public hearing held July 8, the La Mesa City Council approved an ordinance (first reading adopted; second reading to follow) increasing sewer service charges by 5.96% for fiscal year 2025–26 and by 5.04% for fiscal year 2026–27. The increases are intended to maintain a financially sound sewer enterprise fund that covers operation and maintenance, capital replacement, debt service and the city's share of regional treatment costs.
Staff explained the…
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