The District Newsletter Issue 203 (Jan/Feb) includes an article on the “City of Auburn Utility Tax”. The article indicates that the Auburn tax will have a lesser impact on water rates due to the payment by Auburn of the District’s hydrant charge. After the Newsletter was prepared, Auburn informed the District that it would not be paying the hydrant charge. This lead the Board to adopt amended rates for Auburn water customers that includes the full 11.5% tax. Accordingly, the water rates in your bills will include the full amount of the tax.
Read the full newsletter article in Issue 203