Comments on: No to Sewer Rate Increase https://sedonaeye.com/no-to-sewer-rate-increase/ Local News From All Points of View Tue, 02 Jul 2013 19:07:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: Jean Jenks https://sedonaeye.com/no-to-sewer-rate-increase/comment-page-1/#comment-757 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:28:34 +0000 https://sedonaeye.com/?p=2726#comment-757 Increasing the sewer rate for residents while decreasing the annual amount of sales tax revenues going into the sewer fund from 46% to 20% provides the City Council the financial means to continue its long, ugly trail of fiscal irresponsibility fueled by enormous debt.

Homeowners who got themselves in too much debt had to pay big-time. They lost their homes. Sedona City Hall, on the other hand, will be paying the piper by dumping a sizeable portion of the tab for its overspending sickness onto the backs of citizens via outrageous sewer rate increases.

The new sewer rates will be phased in over the next ten years. Residents could very well see their $32.54 monthly sewer fee rise to $57.28 per month in fiscal year 2014/15. By fiscal year 2019/20 it is projected to increase to $75.08 per month.

The Mayor and Council of the City of Sedona will hold a Public Hearing on their “Notice of Intention to Increase Wastewater Rates” on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. atCity Hall Council chambers.

Jean Jenks

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