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Monterey council adopts amended ordinance imposing an 8% water and sewer rate increase; long-term overhaul promised
Summary
The Monterey Town Council adopted an amended Ordinance 2025-19 to apply an 8% across-the-board water and sewer rate increase beginning Dec. 22. Councilmembers warned the increase is a short-term step and the executive branch committed to propose a longer-term rate-structure ordinance for introduction in February.
The Monterey Town Council voted to adopt an amended ordinance (Ordinance 2025-19) that applies an 8% across-the-board increase to water and sewer bills, effective with the billing cycle beginning Dec. 22. Mayor Hushauer and town staff framed the measure as a near-term step to reduce an operating shortfall while a longer-term rate structure is developed.
The ordinance, presented as an amended version of prior proposals, removes the previously discussed multi-year increases and instead implements a single 8% adjustment to base and usage charges. Mayor Hushauer told the council the administration will present a proposed long-term ordinance to the Water and Sewer…
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