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Public Works to pause hiring of 33 positions, propose $75.7M capital program and 5% sewer rate increase
Summary
Public Works GM Cleon Collie told the council the department will not fill 33 positions and recommended a 5% sewer consumption rate adjustment to balance sewer‑fund pressures; he highlighted the Christina River Force Main Phase 1 and a reduced $75.7M capital program weighted toward sewer and stormwater.
Cleon Collie, general manager for New Castle County Public Works, presented his department’s FY2027 proposal at the April 16 budget hearing and described a plan that reduces operating costs while preserving essential services.
“We are operating in a constrained fiscal environment with rising costs and increasing service demand,” Collie said. He told council members Public Works would not fill 16 general‑fund positions and 17 sewer‑fund positions in FY27—33 positions total—while reducing overtime and discretionary spending; he estimated savings of more than $1.8…
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