Farmington water authority approves 3% sewer-rate increase and schedules March public hearing

The Farmington Water Pollution Control Authority voted by voice to support a proposed 3% increase in sewer user rates for the 2026–27 budget and set a public hearing for 7 p.m. on March 11, 2026, at the Water Pollution Control Facility Conference Room.

Speaker 2 moved to adopt a 3% increase, and Speaker 1 called for the vote. According to the meeting record, members responded by voice with 'Aye' and the motion carried; no roll-call tally was read into the minutes. Speaker 1 then asked that the legal notice be read aloud for publication.

Speaker 2 read the legal notice announcing the hearing and the proposed rates: “The proposed budget sets the user rate for residential customers at 377 per year and the user rate for commercial customers at $3.27 per 100 cubic feet used in calendar year 2026.” The notice also lists proposed residential sanitary sewer assessment amounts by zone and states copies of the proposed budget and assessments are on file in the town engineer’s office and the town clerk’s office at Town Hall, Farmington.

Why it matters: the hearing gives residents a formal opportunity to review the budget and assessments and to submit comments in person. The proposed rate and assessment levels will be discussed at that meeting before any final adoption of the operating budget.

Meeting procedures and next steps: the authority recorded the motion and voice vote in favor of the rate increase and formally set the public hearing date. The notice instructs residents to consult copies of the proposed budget on file at town offices for full details. The hearing is scheduled for March 11; no final adoption was recorded at the Feb. 11 meeting.