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County presents modest water and sewer rate proposals to cover wholesale and treatment increases
Summary
County staff proposed FY27 adjustments to water and sewer rates to pass through higher wholesale and treatment costs; average residential bills would be about $763 for water and $773 for sewer (roughly a $41 annual average increase, ~2.9%). Commissioners will consider formal acceptance after a public hearing.
County engineering and utilities staff presented recommended FY27 utility rates and a utilities operating plan that the county’s sanitary commission reviewed and recommended on April 28.
Brynn (speaker 13) and Adam Patterson (speaker 11) said the sanitary budget (excluding debt service) is about $7.7 million and the water budget about $2.2 million. They emphasized the proposed increases primarily reflect higher wholesale purchase and treatment costs charged by neighboring providers rather…
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