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Jeff presents $10.36 million FY27 wastewater proposal; no rate increase, ordinance would lower well-user billing threshold
Summary
At a May 5 West Warwick council hearing, Jeff presented the Westport treatment facility’s FY27 spending authorization request of $10,358,608, a 1.9% decrease from the prior year; staff proposed no rate increase and an ordinance change to bill well users on 9,000 rather than 10,000 cubic feet, affecting about 121 customers.
Jeff presented the wastewater facilities’ proposed FY27 spending authorization of $10,358,608 and said the request represents a 1.9% decrease from last year’s approved budget. "We're requesting a spending authorization of $10,358,608," Jeff said, and added that the proposal does not include a rate increase.
Jeff said the existing rate structure — $4.80 per 100 cubic feet billed on 90% of water usage and a $120 debt-service charge per equivalent dwelling unit —…
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