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Board tables vote on large Cottonwood sewer fee increase after public objections
Summary
The board opened a public hearing on a proposed rise in Cottonwood Sewer’s capital improvement fee from about $6,790 to $28,300 per household equivalent to fund $29 million in capacity upgrades, heard extensive public and supervisor concerns about timing and impact on development and affordability, and voted to bring the matter back for more analysis in July.
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors opened a public hearing April 7 on a proposed increase to the Cottonwood Sewer capital improvement fee that would raise the per-household-equivalent charge from roughly $6,790 to about $28,300.
Public Works Director Troy (as introduced to the board) told supervisors the fee follows a 2022 PACE Engineering study and is intended to fund approximately $29 million in plant and collection-system work needed to add roughly 1,659 household equivalents of…
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