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North Fond du Lac board discusses 2025 utility budgets; stormwater ERU to increase $5
Summary
Village officials reviewed Water, Wastewater and Stormwater utility budgets on March 3, 2025. Administrator Nick Leonard and Public Works Director Mitch Vis outlined a continued $5 annual rise to the stormwater ERU (from $71 to $76), capital projects including Well #5 and Polk Street storm sewer, and plans for a 2026 water rate case study.
The Village of North Fond du Lac Board of Trustees reviewed the 2025 Water, Wastewater and Stormwater utility budgets at its March 3 meeting.
Administrator Nick Leonard and Director of Public Works Mitch Vis jointly presented the budgets, with Leonard explaining the continuation of a $5-per-year increase to the stormwater equivalent residential unit (ERU), raising the charge from $71 to $76 annually. Vis outlined capital projects included in the plan: Well #5, a Polk Street storm sewer replacement, and a generator project for Well #4.
The presentation included a note about timing and next steps: Leonard said staff will pursue a water rate case study in 2026 to inform any changes to water rates. He added that wastewater rates will be reassessed following completion of the municipal audit and as part of the 2026 budget process.
No formal vote on utility rate changes is recorded in the minutes; the discussion is presented as staff recommendations and planning. The board did not record specific funding sources or dollar estimates for the individual capital projects in the minutes beyond the named projects. Leonard characterized easement and local-project costs elsewhere on the agenda as likely to be paid from fund balance when appropriate.
The board noted these items for further staff work; the minutes do not show final approvals or adopted ordinances related to the utility rates at this meeting.
