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Bakersfield council directs staff to start Proposition 218 notice for multiyear sewer-rate plan
Summary
After months of study and public outreach, council voted to begin the Prop 218 process for a five-year sewer-rate increase starting at $475 in year one and rising $100 annually to $875 by year five; staff also signaled planning for a roughly $150 million bond and promised updated cost-of-service and engineer reports to accompany the mailed notice.
City of Bakersfield officials on Feb. 11 directed staff to begin the Proposition 218 notice process for a multiyear sewer-rate and capital plan designed to repair aging treatment plants and expand capacity.
Staff presented options developed with HF&H and AECOM consultants and recommended a five-year rate sequence that would start at $475 per year in year one ($39.60 per month) and increase by $100 per year until it reaches $875 annually in year five ($72.90 per month). The recommendation also anticipates issuing a bond of about $150 million around year six to cover larger capital projects. "The recommended rate is to increase the year 1 to $475, and then over the next 4 years, increase $100 a year until the end of the Prop 218 five-year period," a staff presenter said during the presentation.
Staff and consultants said the recommendation was shaped by an alternatives analysis that evaluated upgrading Plant 2 and expanding Plant 3, building a new Plant…
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