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Cave Creek advisory board backs lowering top water tier, urges limits on resource-fee burden
Summary
Advisory board members signaled unanimous support for lowering the highest water-use tier from 50,000 to 40,000 gallons, recommended that no more than half of any new water‑resource fee be charged to existing customers, and asked staff to show total bill impacts (rates plus resource fee) ahead of a Nov. 4 Town Council presentation.
The Cave Creek Utility Advisory Board on a preview of proposed rate changes recommended lowering the top volumetric water tier from 50,000 to 40,000 gallons and asked staff to provide clearer total-bill figures that include a proposed water‑resource fee.
Sherry (Speaker 2), who presented the updated rate models, told the committee the Oct. 15 direction from Council was to lower the top tier to 40,000 gallons and to examine seasonal rates. “The top tier was the highest price was anything 50,000 gallons or more, and they wanted to have that threshold lowered to 40,000 gallons,” she said. She outlined two revenue scenarios: a more gradual option with 6% annual revenue increases (option A) and a faster one with 10% increases (option B). Both scenarios were modeled with and without a separate water‑resource fee meant to pay for new water supplies.
The staff presentation…
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