Public Hearing Notice for Water System Rates Increase to be published in The Times on September 14, 2023.

City of Beaverton – Notice of Public Hearing Water System Rate Increase Notice is hereby given that a hybrid public meeting, with in-person and virtual attendance options, will be held before the City of Beaverton City Council on Tuesday September 19th, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. on the following: Review and adoption of a fifty-cent ($0.50) increase in the Water Consumption Rate beginning October 1, 2023. The consumption rate will increase from the current $5.40 per CCF (100 cubic feet of water which is equivalent to 748 gallons) to $5.90 per CCF. The effect of the increase on a single-family residence that uses 8 CCF of water per month would be $4.00 per month or $48.00 per year. Review and adoption of a 7.5% increase in the Fixed Water Base (Meter) Charge beginning October 1st, 2023. The Fixed Water Base charge for the average 5/8 or 3/4 inch residential meter will increase $1.50 per month, from $20.00 per month to $21.50 per month, which is equivalent to $18.00 per year. All other meter sizes will increase proportionately. The revenues from the rate increases will be used for water system repair and maintenance, additional drinking water supply and storage facilities, and improving the resiliency of the City’s water system. To join this meeting remotely, via Zoom webinar: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1609883047?pwd=aHNFbUswa1YvSUMzQ292bTV1MHd1QT09 Webinar ID: 160 988 3047, Passcode: 091923 Or join Zoom, via telephone by dialing: 1-669-254-5252 The City Council invites testimony from interested residents on this matter. Written testimony may be submitted to the Office of the City Recorder, P. O. Box 4755, 12725 SW Millikan Way, Beaverton, Oregon, 97076, or by email to: cityrecorder@beavertonoregon.gov Attention: City Recorder. Written and verbal testimony may also be submitted during the hearing. Public hearings are conducted in accordance with adopted procedures for these meetings. Dated this 14th day of September 2023 Catherine Jansen, City Recorder City of Beaverton Publish September 14, 2023 TT298133

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