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Newberg staff recommend modest stormwater and transportation fee increases to fund CIP work
Summary
City staff recommended a 4.5% stormwater rate increase and a 4% Transportation Utility Fund (TUF) increase at the Newberg Rate Review Committee meeting on Feb. 10, 2026, saying the funds will sustain planned capital improvements, preserve reserves and limit future debt.
City of Newberg staff told the Rate Review Committee on Feb. 10 that modest rate increases are needed to sustain stormwater and transportation capital work and to preserve reserves.
Staff presenter (Speaker 6) said the stormwater utility currently bills roughly $19 per equivalent dwelling unit and recommended a 4.5% annual increase, which “results in less than a dollar increase on the stormwater bill,” to fund near-term capital improvements without taking on debt.…
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