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Mayor proposes one-time $75 water bill credit; council questions cost and notice
Summary
Mayor proposed a one-time $75 credit to each Mabton water account; council members questioned fiscal impact and said many were not consulted before the proposal was posted, citing an estimated cost of roughly $47,700 for 636 hookups.
The mayor introduced a proposal to provide a one‑time $75 credit on the next water bill to each household and said the proposal was posted publicly; council members expressed surprise at the timing and said they had not been adequately consulted prior to the posting. Council member S6 provided a numeric estimate of the proposal’s cost: "The $75 per household, you're looking at 636 hookups here in after. That's $47,700," and asked for a breakdown of available funds.
Several council members suggested alternatives—smaller credits, distributing bottled water, or tabling the item for further review—and complained that staff did not brief council members in advance. The mayor said she would provide additional detail and council members asked staff to return with specific budget numbers and the fiscal impact before moving forward; no vote was taken.
