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Council adopts revenue-purpose statement for proposed franchise fees and sets public hearing on a 3% fee

Grimes City Council · April 16, 2026
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Summary

The council adopted a revenue-purpose statement restricting proposed gas and electric franchise revenues to public safety uses and set a public hearing date/time for a proposed 3% utility franchise fee at the next regular meeting.

The Grimes City Council voted April 14 to adopt a revenue-purpose statement that would limit any future gas and electric franchise-fee revenues to funding public safety, and the council also set a public hearing for a proposed 3% utility franchise fee.

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