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Commission tables proposed wastewater, stormwater and solid‑waste rate choices to May 7 after extended public‑works briefing
Summary
After a lengthy Public Works presentation that outlined three scenarios for sanitary sewer, stormwater and solid‑waste funds (required/responsible/resilient), the commission voted unanimously to table rate decisions so staff can supply follow‑up numbers and options for credits, use of origination funds and financing.
The Unified Government commission on April 16 heard a multi‑hour presentation by Public Works on proposed rate options for wastewater (sanitary sewer), stormwater and solid‑waste utilities, then voted unanimously to table final rate decisions to the commission’s May 7 meeting so staff can return with additional financial analysis and clarifications.
Public Works Director Troy Shaw and senior engineering manager Sarah Schafer framed each utility’s choices around three levels of service: required (baseline, compliance and emergency response), responsible (industry‑standard maintenance and reliability) and resilient (future readiness, capacity for growth and watershed planning). For each utility staff offered a three‑scenario menu aligned with those levels.
Sanitary/wastewater: staff described scenario A as the status quo (a previously approved 4% increase), scenario B as a compliance path that adds roughly 1% in May and yields a 7% total…
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