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“Water costs will continue to rise. Municipalities need the flexibility to respond to rising costs driven by our diminishing supplies. This bill, if passed, will force cities to delay water projects (and costs). Those projects will still need to be completed at some point; we will just end up paying more for them down the road.” -Riley Snow, chairman of Rose Law Group’s water law department
By Cecilia Chan | East Valley Tribune
A House bill imposing a four-year pause on municipal and county increases of fees, taxes and utility rates beyond their current levies is being touted as a boon for taxpayers and disastrous by local governments – particularly for Queen Creek’s new water water plan.
Mesa Rep. Justin Olson’s HB 4030 also would block new tax classifications and tax-base expansion from July 1 through June 30, 2030.
