Commission hears long-range utility cash-flow plan; consultant recommends starting PSC water rate case

Aug 13, 2026

A consultant told the commission that projected capital needs (about $6.3 million through 2031) and PSC methodology point to a modeled 27.7% water rate outcome; the consultant recommended beginning a conventional water rate case and a 5% sewer increase in 2027, and the commission approved the cash‑flow and rate analysis plan.

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The Cottage Grove Utility Commission received a year‑three cash-flow and rate-analysis presentation from consultant John Cameron, who outlined how the village's water and sewer utilities will need to align user rates with operating costs, depreciation and debt service.

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