Sandy hears steep SDC, rate projections; staff to post 90‑day notice and hold Dec. 2 public hearing

Consultants and city staff presented a sweeping update to water and wastewater system development charge (SDC) methodology and the utility rate model during the Sandy City Council meeting. John Giarducci of FCS Group told the council the methodology produces a modeled water SDC of about $18,477 per meter capacity equivalent (MCE) and a modeled wastewater SDC just under $15,000 per MCE. Tyler Wallace, the city’s finance director, said the presentation was informational and that the city will publish the SDC report and issue the statutorily required notice ahead of a public hearing.

Giarducci framed SDCs as “the one‑time fees paid at the time of development by new development and certain types of redevelopment,” authorized under Oregon statute for services such as water and wastewater, and stressed that SDC revenue can be used only for capital projects, not…