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Goodview reviews draft 2026 utility budgets as sewer treatment costs force steep proposed rate hikes
Summary
City Administrator Dan Matejka presented draft 2026 water and sewer budgets and said consultant Ehlers & Associates recommends a 3% water rate increase and a 24% sewer rate increase to absorb higher sewer‑treatment charges from Winona; council asked to meet with Winona for details.
City Administrator Dan Matejka presented draft No. 1 of the City of Goodview’s 2026 Water and Sewer Fund budgets and described a consultant review that recommended rate increases to keep the utilities solvent.
Matejka told the council that Ehlers & Associates, which performed a utility rate study for the city in December 2024 and reviewed current rates again at the city's request, is recommending a 3% increase in water rates (including meter charges) and a 24% increase in sewer rates from 2025 levels. He said the recommendation responds to a “very substantial increase” in sewer treatment charges passed through from the City of Winona to Goodview.
