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Rohnert Park council adopts sewer-rate plan after Proposition 218 hearing
Summary
After a Proposition 218 public hearing, the Rohnert Park City Council voted 5–0 to adopt a sewer service rate plan for 2024–2028; consultant Mark Hildebrand told the council the increases respond to rising treatment and capital costs and a projected reserve shortfall.
Rohnert Park — The City Council voted unanimously Sept. 24 to adopt a five‑year sewer service rate plan covering 2024 through 2028 following a public hearing required under California’s Proposition 218.
Consultant Mark Hildebrand told the council the proposed schedule is driven by rising subregional treatment costs, deferred rate increases from the COVID period and a planned capital program. He said the utility faces about $55,000,000 in inflow-and-infiltration work and a roughly $3.8 million pump‑station/building project in the coming years, and that the combination of operating and capital demand would otherwise sharply draw down reserves.
"You simply can't charge more than the cost of providing service," Hildebrand said, explaining…
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