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Rec & Park warns SFPUC rate changes could force service reductions; department flags multimillion-dollar gap
Summary
The department's budget update warned that updated San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) charges and underbilling adjustments raise Rec & Park's projected utility costs sharply, creating a multi‑million‑dollar shortfall that could require service reductions if not addressed through paid parking revenue or other measures.
The Recreation and Park Department presented an updated budget April 17 that emphasised rising costs from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and a growing citywide budget shortfall that together could force program reductions.
Director of Administration and Finance Antonio Guerra told the commission that revised SFPUC estimates and recalculated surcharges have increased the department's projected utility bill. He said the assumed stormwater surcharge has been revised up from $4 million to about $7 million and that recent recalculations and underbilling (for example, at Harding Park) have…
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