Windsor water, sewer rate hike decision pushed two weeks
Windsor residents and business owners now have until May 21 to weigh in on a proposed hike to water and sewer rates — a delay prompted after two council members missed this week’s vote. The Town Council had been scheduled to approve the rate increases Wednesday but postponed the decision because members JB Leep and Tanya Potter were absent. The vote is now set for May 21. If approved, the new rates would raise a typical household’s monthly water bill by $3.24 and wastewater bill by $8.82, bringing average monthly totals to $38.85 for water and $94.07 for sewer service. Those estimates are based on single-family homes using about 6,000 gallons of water and 3,000 gallons of wastewater per month. The plan also calls for continued rate increases through 2029 — annual increases of 6% for water in 2026, 2027 and 2028, followed by a 5% hike in 2029.