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Port Wentworth holds FY27 budget first reading, keeps millage rate unchanged; water, sewer and sanitation rates to rise
Summary
City Manager Steve Davis presented the FY27 budget first reading and said the city will keep the millage rate at 5.216 mills; council approved fee schedule changes that raise water and sewer rates from $1.94 to $2.00 per 100 cubic feet and increase residential sanitation from $26.92 to $30.00 per month.
City Manager Steve Davis presented the City of Port Wentworth’s FY27 budget at a public hearing and said the city will not raise the millage rate, keeping it at 5.216 mills.
Davis said the city is evaluating options for a new downtown fire station and that the possible sale of existing properties could offset part of the cost while supporting downtown redevelopment around the festival site and Main Street corridor.
On the first reading of the FY27 budget, council also approved a budget transfer to correct a FY25 departmental coding error; Davis said the transfer simply moves funds to the correct department and has no net fiscal impact.
Council approved a fee schedule amendment to create a uniform sewer billing structure across the city. City Manager Davis said water and sewer rates will increase from $1.94 to $2.00 per 100 cubic feet (a six-cent increase) and residential sanitation rates will rise from $26.92 to $30.00 per month, citing a 2.5% contractual annual increase from the city’s sanitation provider. When Councilman Thomas Barbee asked whether the updated fees take effect July 15, Davis said the change will apply to existing and future customers.
The fee and budget items passed by recorded unanimous vote in the posted segments. The budget remains at the first-reading stage; further readings or final adoption were not recorded in the posted segments.
