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Milan budget workshop outlines 4.5% water increase, $1M annual utility capital plan
Summary
City Administrator Jim Lancaster presented a FY27 utility rate model proposing a 4.5% increase to Milan's combined water/sewer commodity rate, a $1 million per‑year capital assumption (split evenly between water and sewer) and consideration of a $10 million bond for main trunk line work.
City Administrator Jim Lancaster presented the Milan City Council with a detailed FY2027 utility rate model on April 7, asking council to consider proposed rate changes and a multi‑year capital plan.
Lancaster said the model assumes $1 million per year in capital improvements split evenly between water and sewer, paid from current cashflow, and suggested the council revisit the rate model annually or bi‑annually. The presentation noted the city's water and sewer fund climbed out of deficit in FY2023 following rate changes adopted in 2022.
Under the presentation's proposal, the commodity water rate would move from $5.22 to $5.84 per 1,000 gallons; the sewer commodity rate would remain at $8.47 per 1,000 gallons. The…
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