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Gloucester utilities project $788,000 shortfall; supervisors weigh 14% rate increase and reserve options
Summary
Director Katie Legg told the board that FY26 operating expenditures are outpacing revenue and she projects a roughly $788,000 shortfall. Supervisors discussed rate increases (13–14% proposed), using development funds, borrowing options for key waterline projects, and establishing stronger utility reserves.
Gloucester County's utilities director reported a deteriorating FY26 outlook and urged the Board of Supervisors to consider a range of options including higher user rates, transfers, and borrowing to shore up the utility fund.
"I am projecting a $788,000 shortfall," Katie Legg told the board in a detailed presentation that covered revenue, operating costs, capital needs and several specific projects. She attributed much of the shortfall to large contract repairs, well and equipment failures and to the department's ongoing staff shortages, which…
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