Rates to increase 5% in Apache Junction Water Utilities Community Facilities District

Apache Junction City Council members, serving as the Apache Junction Water Utilities Community Facilities District board, are slated to discuss and vote on a tentative $5 million budget May 15 and the final budget June 19.

If approved, it could mean a 5 percent increase in water rates beginning this fall.

The meetings begin 6 p.m. at the council chambers, 300 E. Superstition Blvd.

A $5,039,760 budget has been proposed, with expenditures of $2,004,380 for administration and $3,035,380 for system operations.

Expected revenue is $4,695,650, with an additional $344,110 from savings.

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