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Uxbridge proposes modest sewer increases, debates charging septage by measured gallons to boost revenue
Summary
Consultants recommended 2% annual sewer rate increases while the board debated moving septage billing from an 80% tanker assumption to measured gallons; switching to measured billing could raise septage revenue but commissioners asked for competitive rate data and warned of cost shifts to sewer ratepayers.
Town consultants recommended a relatively modest sewer rate plan while flagging a revenue opportunity in septage billing.
Ty and Bond presented sewer forecasts that assume smaller capital needs than water and recommend roughly 2% annual sewer increases from FY26 onward to maintain approximately three months of operating retained earnings. The sewer capital list is smaller but includes a notable $2.7 million roof replacement at the wastewater treatment plant (debt‑funded, FY29), which the consultant flagged as a driver of later rate pressure.
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