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Centreville council hears Stantec rate study as $39M wastewater upgrade looms
Summary
A Stantec presentation modeled a $39 million wastewater-treatment upgrade funded with grants, allocation fees and $17 million in borrowing; the consultant recommended modest rate increases and higher sewer allocation fees while council scheduled a detailed work session to resolve affordability, phasing and funding questions.
Centreville officials spent the bulk of their April 16 meeting focused on a water and sewer rate study tied to a proposed wastewater‑treatment plant upgrade.
Dave Heider, a consultant with Stantec, told the council the town’s five‑year financial model assumes a $39 million base cost for the treatment upgrade, roughly $14 million in anticipated grants, about $7.7 million could come from sewer allocation fees, and the remainder would be borrowed (Stantec modeled $17 million in state revolving loans at roughly 2 percent over 30 years). The study projects a rate plan that would increase water charges about 7.5 percent and sewer charges about 12.5 percent over 2027–2031 compared with present charges; under the consultant’s recommended scenario a household using 6,000 gallons per quarter would see the water/sewer portion of its bill rise from about $2.41 to about $3.56 per unit in the model’s example.
Heider said the…
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