Water, sewer and stormwater rate hike of 5% was proposed in 2025-26 budget materials

What the records say

In the preliminary 2025-2026 biennial budget prepared for the Oct. 7, 2024 council work session, the mayor's budget message states utility rates will increase by 5% to keep up with rising costs ¹. The city's utility operations fund covers water, sewer, and surface water (stormwater) services ¹. The meeting's scheduled presentation item was the 2025-2026 biennial budget, with a staff memo, a preliminary budget book, and a capital improvement program document attached to the agenda ¹.

• The mayor's budget message in the packet proposes a 5% increase to utility rates to cover rising costs ¹.
• The fund that bills water, sewer, and surface water services is the utility fund targeted by the stated increase ¹.
• The record is a pre-meeting record, so it does not establish whether the increase was adopted, approved, or changed ¹.

Why it matters

If adopted, the proposed 5% increase would raise what Marysville residents and businesses pay for water, sewer, and stormwater utility service ¹. The record does not show the resulting dollar impact on a typical bill or when the increase would take effect; those details, along with whether the increase was ultimately adopted, are not in the supplied materials ¹.

What changed / what's next

• The proposal, if adopted, would apply a 5% increase to water, sewer, and stormwater rates for the 2025-2026 budget period ¹.
• The available records do not establish the Oct. 7, 2024 meeting's outcome ¹.
• The linked staff memo and capital improvement program document are not included in the readable packet, and the record does not show bill-dollar impacts, effective dates, or any hearing or vote details for the proposed rate increase ¹.
• The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.