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Water/sewer rate repeal initiative

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Community sentiment

Supportive (4)Opposed (1)

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Public comments
6
Last 30 days
6

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 12, 2026.

Public comments (6)

SupportiveCarla GilhuysOct 12, 2026

Urged the council to adopt the initiative's ordinance outright, accused a councilmember of making up numbers on signature counts, and said the extra verification cost could have been avoided.

City Council Meeting - Oct 12, 2026 · 1:08:06 →
MixedKurtis ForsytheOct 12, 2026

Thanked staff for the petition review work but criticized the council for dwelling on invalid signature counts instead of moving forward.

City Council Meeting - Oct 12, 2026 · 1:11:33 →
SupportiveCharlie JoslinOct 12, 2026

Called the 7,816 signatures a hard number to ignore and urged the council to pass the repeal that night.

City Council Meeting - Oct 12, 2026 · 1:14:17 →
SupportiveKiritOct 12, 2026

Cited the rate study's own cost-of-service limits, said brown lawns and unhappy businesses show the rates failed their own tests, and objected to discounting elderly residents' signatures.

City Council Meeting - Oct 12, 2026 · 1:16:04 →
SupportiveRobert ShavelleOct 12, 2026

Recommended the Economic Development Commission weigh in on rate impacts on businesses and asked staff to review alternate funding sources, including a 30-year bond, for capital projects.

City Council Meeting - Oct 12, 2026 · 1:19:34 →
OpposedRaymond KimOct 12, 2026

Returned to detail alleged gaslighting in how the city labels non-water overhead as water expenditures, urging the voter initiative as the strongest fix.

City Council Meeting - Oct 12, 2026 · 41:01 →