City staff concedes an outside analysis did not justify the increase and City Commissioners appear poised to approve a 2% jump in power prices
Aug. 29, 2025
After a contentious back-and-forth in recent weeks between City Hall staff and members of the Utilities Advisory Board, the City Commission appears poised to reject staff’s original budget proposal to increase electric rates by 10% overall (or 15% on the non-fuel portion of the bill) to cover the cost of undergrounding power lines and other work such as upgrading substations, meters and street lights…