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St. Clair Shores adopts FY 2025–26 millage rates and utility rate adjustments amid questions about lake cleanup funding
Summary
The council adopted the FY 2025–26 millage rates and approved water, sanitary sewer and stormwater rate ordinance updates. Residents raised questions about the Lake St. Clair Clean Water Initiative and how millage revenue and bond proceeds will be used; city staff provided revenue estimates and said some bonds and projects run through 2030–2031.
The St. Clair Shores City Council held a public hearing and then approved the city’s proposed FY 2025–26 millage rates and a package of utility rate updates covering water, sanitary sewer and stormwater charges.
During public comment, residents asked for greater clarity about the Lake St. Clair Clean Water Initiative—the long‑running local millage used to pay bonds and sewer separation work. Staff explained that the Lock Saint Clair millage was enacted decades ago as a multi‑jurisdictional funding mechanism; some bonds tied to that millage remain on the city’s…
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