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Mount Vernon council adopts 2026 appropriations and new water, wastewater charges
Summary
Mount Vernon City Council adopted a roughly $67 million appropriations resolution and approved annual water and wastewater rate increases for 2026–2028, prompting public comment from a resident who said he had been double‑billed on a duplex account and asked for meter‑based billing.
Mount Vernon City Council adopted Resolution 2025-122, the city’s 2026 appropriations measure, and approved Ordinance 2025-34, which implements annual water and wastewater rate adjustments for 2026–2028.
Auditor and administration officials told council the spending plan was built on conservative revenue assumptions and noted the budget enables the administration to bid planned projects and manage anticipated supplemental appropriations. The meeting record cites an overall appropriations total described by council as about $67,000,000 for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2026.
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