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Staff outlines 2026 capital plan and recommends utility-rate increases: sewer 5% for 2026, water and storm changes also proposed
Summary
City consultants and staff presented a 2026 capital improvement plan and recommended a 5% sewer-rate increase for 2026 (with further increases in later years), a 5% water-rate increase, a $1 stormwater fee increase and several refuse/landfill rate adjustments; the committee voted to forward the CIP and rate proposals to the full council.
City staff and consultants presented the 2026 capital improvement plan (CIP), outlined funding sources for major projects, and recommended a set of utility-rate changes to maintain fund health while advancing capital work.
Bill Sonmore summarized 2026 projects and their funding; examples included Cavour Avenue (about $3,105,000 total project cost with an illustrative bond portion of ~$786,034), Cleveland (about $2,990,000 with a bond portion near $704,500), Douglas Avenue (bond portion ~$452,000), alleyway projects, Day Lagoon Park Road (grant of roughly $210,000 and a bond share of about $449,000), Highway 210 bridge replacement and Pebble Lake Road. Staff…
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