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Allendale council says borough intervened in Veolia NJ rate case, warns of possible 5% increase
Summary
Council member Liz told the Allendale Borough Council the borough registered as an intervenor in a Board of Public Utilities rate case involving Veolia New Jersey; she said the proceeding could yield up to a 5% increase effective July 1, 2026, and that the borough has submitted materials and reached out to ratepayer advocates and BPU staff.
Acting Mayor Golda Solo and council members heard an update from council member Liz that Allendale has registered as an intervenor in a Board of Public Utilities (BPU) rate case involving Veolia New Jersey.
"We are actively registered as intervenors in this case in order to ensure that the contract that Allendale signed with Veolia is recognized and addressed by the BPU as they are making decisions on this rate case," Liz said, describing the borough's participation during a recent BPU hearing.
Liz told the council the proceeding could lead to an increase in residents' rates and said, "For everybody that is a resident of Allendale, 2026 starting July 1 is a year where we should see or could see as much as a 5% increase in our risk." She added the borough is reviewing "thousands and thousands and thousands of pages of documents" and has contacted ratepayer advocates and BPU staff.
Acting Mayor Golda Solo thanked Liz and others for presenting the borough's comments at the hearing: "I wanna thank you, Liz, and our mayor and Tyler too for the words that you spoke during that meeting. It was great to get our statements out there." The mayor did not provide further detail on specific contract language the borough will press at the BPU.
The council's stated next step is to continue reviewing the rate case materials and keep residents informed as the BPU proceeds. No formal motion or vote on a local fiscal measure was recorded at this meeting.
The borough did not provide an exact estimate of how a potential 5% rate increase would translate into monthly bills; Liz said the council and staff are still reviewing documentation and will update the public as more information becomes available.
