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Newman council adopts water-rate increase and new low‑income utility subsidy
Summary
City staff said higher operating, maintenance and capital costs require water rate increases under a Proposition 218 process; council adopted the water-rate ordinance effective Jan. 9, 2025, and approved a 20% low‑income utility subsidy for qualifying households, estimated to cost about $3,400 annually to the general fund.
City officials told the Newman City Council on Dec. 10 that increases in operating costs, maintenance and capital replacement require an ordinance to raise water rates, and that the action follows California's Proposition 218 process for utility rate changes.
Staff presented a water rate study completed in September that, they said, justifies the proposed rates to keep the City of Newman Water Fund solvent. "The rate increase is driven solely by…
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