Newton residents will vote on fees for utility bills

Ashland voters will decide whether utility fee hikes need voter approval

Ashland voters will decide in November whether to limit the City Council’s ability to raise utility fees without voter approval.The ballot measure would require voter approval for most utility fee increases beyond inflation. It grew out of a citizen initiative launched after the council approved new fees for parks, public safety and wildfire prevention last year. The petition fell short of the required signatures because of procedural errors. Th…

Citrus County eyes keeping stormwater, utility fees flat

Property owners would see no change in their annual stormwater and utility availability assessments next year if county commissioners approve the proposed rates during an Aug. 25 public hearing.

Newton residents will vote on fees for utility bills

Newton voters will decide on new franchise fees that could raise utility bills by dollars a month over the next few years.

Ashland City Council Business Meeting: Citizens Get To Vote On Putting Fees On Ballot (Kramer Petition) & More | The Ashland Chronicle-Oregon

November Vote Set on Fee Increase Proposal 8/5/26 By David Runkel   On a 4-2 vote, Council last night agreed to put on the Nov. 3 ballot a proposal to require voter approval on any new or increased fees that are added to utility bills that don’t relate to utility services.   The proposal was put forth by citizen activist George Kramer after last year’s Council decision to impose a new $5 a monthly parks fee and increase the wildfire reduction an…