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Glenview proposes modest 2026 water and sewer rate increases to support capital plan
Summary
Accounting Manager Jessica Spitzer presented a five-year rate model that would raise water fixed charges 2% and consumption 3.25% (to $8.02/1,000 gal) and sewer fixed 4% and consumption 6.25% (to $1.67/1,000 gal) to fund a $6.2M water CIP and maintain three months' operating reserves.
Accounting Manager Jessica Spitzer presented the village’s proposed water and sewer rates for 2026 and explained they were derived from a five-year model intended to maintain a minimum cash target equal to three months of operating expenses.
Spitzer said 2026 water-rate changes would increase the fixed charge by 2% and the consumption charge by 3.25% to $8.02 per 1,000 gallons. She noted the capital improvement plan includes $6,200,000 for water system work in 2026 plus an additional $1,500,000 tied to the 10-year water strategic plan that aims to replace about one mile of water main per year.
For sewer, Spitzer proposed a 4% increase to fixed charges and a 6.25% increase to the consumption component, which would raise the consumption charge to $1.67 per 1,000 gallons. She provided sample quarterly bill impacts for common meter sizes (a three-quarter-inch meter quarterly water charge estimated at $148.64, a $3–$4 increase per quarter for typical residential meters).
Staff explained the rate adjustments reflect higher personnel and contractual costs in the utility funds and, in the water fund specifically, additional outsourcing for water-main repairs. Trustees asked for comparisons to neighboring villages; staff said Glenview’s sewer rates are at the low end of comparables and water rates are middle to lower range depending on how others structure fixed versus consumption components.
Next steps: staff will post the rate model and comparative survey for further review before any formal rate ordinance.
