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Alpine delays water-rate decisions pending audits and new city manager review
Summary
At an Alpine City Council workshop, staff presented an updated 2025 water rate study showing growth in connections and pressure on operating revenues; council members agreed to delay rate changes until enterprise fund actuals, audit results and input from the incoming city manager are available.
Alpine council members at a workshop reviewed an updated 2025 water rate study prepared by Communities Unlimited and agreed to postpone any rate changes until staff can provide more complete enterprise fund actuals and audit results.
City Manager said the study "shows significant customer growth since 2022 with more than 600 new water connections and corresponding increases in base rate revenue," but noted that projected operating expenses — driven by inflation, maintenance needs and administrative costs — could outpace revenues. The manager told the council the update was completed at no cost to the city with support from USDA Rural Development.
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