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Resident challenges proposed sewer fee increase as council advances budget
Summary
A public commenter questioned a proposed sewer fee increase and urged alternatives such as small mercantile or business-privilege tax hikes; an administration official defended the $50 increase as needed to repair century-old sewer infrastructure and cited recent stormwater projects.
A resident identified in the meeting as "Mister Troy" pressed Wilkes-Barre city leaders on Thursday over the proposed 2026 budget and a planned sewer fee increase, asking council to explain where additional sewer revenues would be spent and suggesting the city consider modest tax increases on businesses instead.
Troy asked officials to clarify a $30,000 line on the agenda and to provide a clearer breakdown of sewer spending, saying, "Where do the other 2 and a half million, or whatever it is, go? What is that going to be? ... We have a right to know." He also proposed shifting some of the burden to businesses, suggesting a small…
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