Summary
The council restructured several old Sanitary Board bonds and issued a new $18.4 million bond to free up about $6.7 million in cash for the roughly $26 million Magazine Branch sewer improvement project. Council members stressed there are no rate hikes and no city general fund dollars involved — Sanitary Board customers pay through regular fees.
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Last discussed Jul 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
About $6.7 million in cash freed up for sewer work, paid by Sanitary Board customers through existing fees — no rate hikes and no city tax dollars.
Residents and businesses in the areas served by the improved sewer system, especially those near the Magazine Branch project.
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City Council - Jul 6, 2026
The council restructured several old Sanitary Board bonds and issued a new $18.4 million bond to free up about $6.7 million in cash for the roughly $26 million Magazine Branch sewer improvement project. Council members stressed there are no rate hikes and no city general fund dollars involved — Sanitary Board customers pay through regular fees.
Finance - Jul 6, 2026
The city is helping fund a $26.9 million sewer improvement project by issuing $18.4 million in new bonds and freeing up about $6 million from old bond reserves. The clever part: swapping cash reserves for insurance surety avoids any sewer rate increases, and none of it comes from city taxes.
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