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Angel Fire council approves a package of water, sewer, waste and meter fee increases
Summary
Council adopted a set of CPI‑based adjustments to utility fees — including water and sewer availability rates, water/sewer rates to include fire/domestic use, multifamily tap fees, solid waste transfer and service rates, and meter installation charges — citing 4.7% (and in one case 4.0%) CPI inputs.
The Village of Angel Fire on Monday approved a package of resolutions that raise several utility and service fees, officials said, tying most increases to the Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI figures cited in staff materials.
Greg Grenley (Speaker 11) presented multiple resolutions that use a 4.7% CPI increase for water, sewer and solid‑waste services. He told the council the FY27 water availability fee will be $13.76 per month (billed quarterly at $41.28) and the sewer availability fee will be $30.83 per month (billed semiannually at $184.98). He said the office calculated the 4.7% without rounding up to avoid exceeding the CPI rate.
Council voted to approve: Resolution 2026‑23 (water/sewer availability rates); Resolution 2026‑32 (water/sewer rates to include fire/domestic use); Resolution 2026‑34 (tap fees for multifamily structures); Resolution 2026‑33 (solid waste service rates); Resolution 2026‑35 (solid waste transfer station rates); and Resolution 2026‑51 (meter installation charge, presented with a 4% CPI factor). Each resolution passed on roll call votes recorded in the transcript.
Director Epler (presented within Speaker 11’s remarks) told council the solid waste transfer resolution adds a per‑ton price for weighed materials while retaining yardage rates where scales are unavailable, and continues separate charges for problematic items like mattresses and refrigerators. For meter installation, staff applied a 4% CPI update for calendar 2026.
Why it matters: The package raises recurring household and service charges that will appear on future bills. Staff said the adjustments align municipal fees with inflation as measured by the CPI and formalize rate schedules used by operations staff.
What's next: The resolutions were adopted on roll call and will be incorporated into billing schedules; staff noted spreadsheets and back‑end calculations used to produce the tables are available for council review.
