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City proposes 2026–28 water, sanitary and storm rate increases; department outlines investments and affordability plan
Summary
The water department recommended rate increases for 2026 (water 8.5%, sanitary 9.5%, storm 2.5%) and projected similar increases through 2028; the presentation cited $461 million invested since 2013, innovations that cut testing and debt costs, and planned customer outreach and assistance partnerships.
Keisha Kenny, introduced by staff as the director of the water department, presented recommendations for utility rate adjustments covering 2026 through 2028. "So for 2026, on the water side, we're looking at having an increase of 8.5%, on sanitary 9.5, and on storm of 2.5%, which altogether for that utility is about 8.5% or $24 per quarter increase," Kenny said.
Kenny framed the proposal as continuing investments in infrastructure dating to 2013: the department reported about $461 million invested since 2013 and highlighted a recent large wastewater project she described as a $138,000,000…
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