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Board authorizes advertisement for public hearing on proposed 13% utility rate increase
Summary
Supervisors authorized advertisement for a June 2 public hearing on a proposed 13% increase in FY27 utility rates and matching 13% increases in application and development fees, with a proposed effective date of July 1, 2026.
The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors voted to advertise a public hearing on proposed utility rate changes that would raise FY27 rates by 13 percent. Deputy County Administrator/CFO Maria Calloway told the board the five-year rate plan is based on the FY26 capital plan and that the FY27 proposal calls for a 13% increase; she noted that later-year projections may be low and presented customer impacts for various usage levels.
The board authorized advertisement of a June 2, 2026 public hearing with a proposed effective date of July 1, 2026, and approved inclusion of a 13% increase in both application and development fees for advertisement. The motion to advertise was approved on a roll-call vote with all supervisors recorded as voting yes.
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