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Arlington approves utility rate increase, $4.46 million roundabout grant and new contracts; council OKs 2026–2028 bargaining agreement
Summary
The Arlington City Council unanimously approved a set of routine renewals and agreements on Jan. 1, 2026, including a 2.8% CPI-based utility rate increase, a $4,461,608 Transportation Improvement Board grant for the Island Crossing roundabout, and a 2026–2028 collective bargaining agreement; multiple professional services contracts were also renewed.
Arlington’s City Council on Jan. 1 approved a slate of routine contracts, a CPI-based utility-rate increase for 2026 and a major transportation grant, and it authorized a collective bargaining agreement following a closed session.
The council voted to adopt an ordinance applying a 2.8% increase to water, sewer and stormwater utility rates for 2026 after staff said federal CPI data for October 2025 were unavailable and the city used August 2025 Seattle–Tacoma–Bremerton area CPI figures. Jim Kelly, a staff presenter, said the August CPI value was 2.8% and that the change will go into effect following…
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