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Lodi Council adopts 2.4% water-rate increase starting March 1 as part of Prop 218 schedule
Summary
City staff recommended and the council approved a 2.4% adjustment to water rates effective March 1, 2026, citing an Engineering News-Record index update and to support a multi-year capital plan totaling roughly $56 million.
Lodi’s City Council voted Feb. 18 to adopt a 2.4% increase in water rates, effective March 1, 2026, as part of the five-year, Proposition 218-approved rate schedule.
Public Works staff presented the recommendation and said the increase reflects the Engineering News-Record index change for 2025 and stays below the council’s 5% cap. Staff noted that single-family meter conversions are essentially…
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