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Council approves water and wastewater rate increase to shore up utility funds
Summary
On a second and final reading the Rangely Town Council approved Ordinance 706-2025 to increase water and wastewater fees to preserve enterprise fund balances. Council cited an external rate analysis and approved the ordinance by voice vote.
The Rangely Town Council approved Ordinance 706-2025 on second and final reading to raise water and wastewater fees intended to maintain the balances of the town's water and wastewater enterprise funds.
Town Manager Lisa said the council had received a detailed rate-analysis report from the contracted firm and that the consultant's recommendations were slightly higher than the increases the council enacted: "his recommendations were actually a tad higher than what we actually increased the rate." The council nevertheless voted to adopt the ordinance to ensure the utilities have sufficient revenues for capital needs and ongoing operations.
The motion to adopt the ordinance was made by Kyle and seconded by Sean; the council then voted by voice and the motion carried. Council members also noted the town had completed an external evaluation that informed the decision. The ordinance amends specific sections of the Rangely Municipal Code to implement the new fee structure; the text and effective dates were presented as part of the second-reading packet.
The council did not list a publicized single-step dollar amount in the meeting discussion; implementation details and final rate schedules will be circulated with the posted ordinance and accompanying staff reports.
