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Milpitas council expands MAP utility-bill subsidy, removes first-year cap
Summary
The Milpitas City Council unanimously approved a tiered increase to the Milpitas Assistance Program (MAP) water-utility subsidy, removing a first-year participant cap and authorizing the city manager to pause enrollments if costs threaten Fund 109 revenues.
Milpitas — The City Council voted unanimously to expand the city’s Milpitas Assistance Program (MAP) water-utility subsidy and to remove a proposed enrollment cap for the first year while authorizing the city manager or designee to suspend new enrollments if projected expenditures appear likely to exceed projected revenues. The action followed a staff presentation that modeled a tiered 50/30/20 subsidy for qualifying households.
Renee Lorentz, director of recreation and community services, told the council staff analyzed 205 participating households using recent water-consumption data and modeled a three-tier structure: tier 1 would receive a 50% discount on meter and sewer fees plus up to $50…
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