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Bay City delays vote on water-affordability resolution, refers measure to staff for review
Summary
After robust public testimony urging support for statewide water-affordability bills, the Bay City City Commission referred a proposed resolution backing Senate bills 248–256 to staff for further study rather than voting on it tonight; commissioners cited need for vetting of local impacts and potential surcharges.
The Bay City City Commission referred a proposed resolution supporting a statewide water-affordability package to city staff for further review, after public speakers described the trauma of past water shutoffs and commissioners requested more analysis of local impacts. Commissioner Runberg introduced the resolution and asked that it be added to the agenda for discussion; the clerk later recorded a 7–1 vote to add the item to tonight’s meeting.
The resolution text presented by Commissioner Runberg cites local and statewide affordability statistics and asks the city to support Senate bills 248–256, which would cap water bills at no more than 3% of income for households under 200%…
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