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Langley council clarifies past decision on block grant and schedules sewer, stormwater rate studies for 2026
Summary
Mayor Kennedy Horstman said the city declined a past community block grant because it would have required mandatory hookups; the council also discussed sewer and stormwater rate studies slated for 2026 and sought clearer opportunities for council input on rate-setting.
Mayor Kennedy Horstman explained that an earlier community block grant application intended to pay for sewer hookups would have required universal hookups across the defined area, a requirement the city had chosen not to accept. "The way that that particular grant was structured is that if we applied for it and we got it, we couldn't pick and choose. It was everybody would have to hook up to the sewer," Horstman said, adding that the city declined to pursue that option at the time.
Council members also discussed utility rate-setting. Carlson said the sewer rate study is tentatively scheduled to start in Q2 of 2026 with completion in Q3, and multiple members emphasized that the council should have input on how rates are set and on making utility bills easier for residents to understand.
Speakers: Kennedy Horstman; Chris Carlson.
