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Council approves 5% water/sewer and 10% reclaimed-water rate increases for FY26
Summary
The City of Fort Myers approved ordinances confirming a 5% increase in water and sewer rates and a 10% increase in reclaimed-water rates for fiscal year 2026, with scheduled smaller increases in subsequent years and new fees such as a meter-tampering fee.
The council carried Ordinance 4063, which confirms a 5% rate increase for water, sewer and irrigation water rates for fiscal year 2026 and schedules increases for 2027–2030, and carried Ordinance 4064, which confirms a 10% reclaimed-water rate increase for FY26 and scheduled 5% increases in subsequent years.
City staff presented the ordinance titles and opened public hearings; no members of the public spoke on these items. The ordinances also introduce a meter-tampering fee and update broken-meter fee recovery to allow the city to recover actual equipment cost. After motion and second, council voted to carry the ordinances.
The ordinances will take effect as provided in their texts and will be applied to customer bills per utility billing procedures. The council’s record shows the motions carried without opposition at the hearing.
