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Milton to require full recovery of gas installation costs; council to phase customer‑charge increases

Milton City Council Work Session · April 23, 2026
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Summary

Staff recommended charging 100% of actual natural gas service installation costs (rather than the current nominal fee) and proposed to phase an increase of the residential customer charge toward a $25 target; council asked staff to phase increases, consider tiering to protect seniors, and return with concrete steps.

Milton staff asked the council on April 23 to adjust natural gas utility charges to recover costs more sustainably. Staff recommended immediate action to require customers to pay 100% of actual installation costs (the city currently collects about $35 for a meter/set service; staff presented material estimates of about $746 for a short service and $1,136 for a long service). "We get $35 for a gas service;…

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