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Gloucester County utilities budget proposes 13% rate increase; board weighs meals tax earmark and reserve use
Summary
Utility staff presented a FY27 utilities budget that includes a proposed 13% water and sewer rate increase and a capital plan of about $4.755 million; staff and the administrator discussed using a meals‑tax penny to bolster utility reserves.
County utilities staff reviewed the FY27 utilities budget and recommended a rate package that would raise water and sewer rates about 13% to help cover capital needs and operating pressures.
Miss Leg, who reviewed the utilities figures, said the FY27 utilities budget is proposed at about $12.3 million, roughly $1.5 million above FY26, and that the capital plan…
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