12/11/25 Utility Rates Open House

City of St. Helens (open house on utility rates) · December 12, 2025

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Opening and purpose

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Mohammed Zaire, Public Works Director, opened the session and introduced staff and the consultant, describing the meeting as an educational open house to explain what user fees are, why the city uses them, and how a fee study leads to proposals the council will consider.

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City of St. Helens staff and a hired consultant presented a rate study proposing phased increases to water (6.35%), sewer (4.64%) and stormwater (4.79%) over five years to fund a new 5,000,000-gallon reservoir (estimated $15M) and a $24,800,000 sewer capacity project; residents raised concerns about affordability, past proposals for a $42/month general services fee, and enforcement (liens).

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