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Council schedules public hearing on $3 monthly electrical base-rate increase
Summary
Strawberry Point set a public hearing for Oct. 15, 2025 on Ordinance 2504, proposing a $3-per-month increase to the electric base connection rate (about $36/year) intended to keep the electric fund in surplus. Staff said the change is incremental and remains lower than many neighboring communities.
The council set a public hearing for Ordinance 2504 to consider modifying the city’s electrical base rate on Oct. 15, 2025 at 6 p.m. A staff member explained the proposal would raise the base connection fee by $3 per month (roughly $36 per year) to help maintain the electric fund’s surplus amid slight future rate increases.
Staff characterized the increase as incremental and framed it as part of regular fund management: "The amount that we're proposing, it's going to be a $3 increase to the base rate... So $36 a year, and it'll help to keep us in surplus," the staff member said. The council approved setting the hearing and offered no substantive amendments at the meeting.
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