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Casper council adopts consent agenda, including water and sewer rate resolutions
Summary
The Casper City Council approved its consent agenda Dec. 16, 2025 — including resolutions adopting wholesale/retail water and sewer rates — after public comment opposing steep increases and council discussion about deferred maintenance and the city's 1¢ allocation. Votes were unanimous.
Casper's City Council voted unanimously Dec. 16 to adopt a consent agenda that included resolutions setting new wholesale and retail water and sewer rates and multiple contracts and purchases.
The council approved the consent agenda by voice vote after the clerk read titles for dozens of items, among them resolution 888 (adopting water service rates) and resolution 889 (adopting sewer service rates). The motion to adopt the consent agenda passed with all councilors voting aye.
The approvals came after a public comment period in which several residents and at least one state representative urged the council to reconsider the scale and timing of proposed utility increases. Ross Shriffman said records show late payments by the ice-arena tenant and warned that taxpayer subsidies support the facility; Tony Locke and Representative Jamie Lien urged the council to…
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