Pledged Facilities Component on the Property Tax Roll
Summary
The debt-service charge paying back developers for water, sewer, and storm infrastructure comes off monthly utility bills and onto property tax bills starting fiscal year 2026/27. Total annual cost per property doesn't change, but residents will face larger lump-sum tax payments, and renters no longer pay it through their utility bills.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 7
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 14, 2026.
Impact analysis
Same dollar amount annually as before, just billed once or twice a year on the tax bill instead of monthly.
Property owners get lower utility bills, more predictable twice-a-year payments, and the charge no longer hits renters.
Residents who don't plan ahead could face a large surprise bill at tax time, and landlords see higher property tax carrying costs.
Mentions & discussions (7)
Regular City Council Meeting
Twenty years of fee assumptions expected big commercial development to pay most transportation costs — that never happened. Staff will bring a major fee recalculation to the council, since housing now drives most traffic.
Regular City Council Meeting
257 unpaid utility accounts totaling about $538,000 will be collected through county property tax bills. 150 of the original 407 accounts already paid or set up plans; the rest have until August 3.
Regular City Council Meeting
About 430 households owe roughly $634,500 in unpaid water, sewer, and stormwater bills. Unpaid amounts will be added to the property tax roll — guaranteed collection, but affected owners get a $100 fee and a July 22 hearing to object.
Regular City Council Meeting
The debt-service charge paying back developers for water, sewer, and storm infrastructure comes off monthly utility bills and onto property tax bills starting fiscal year 2026/27. Total annual cost per property doesn't change, but residents will face larger lump-sum tax payments, and renters no longer pay it through their utility bills.
Regular City Council Meeting
The City wants to move the PFC — currently in your monthly utility bill — onto the property tax roll starting in 2026-27. The hearing got pushed to May 14 because of notice concerns, so watch for a new public notice.
Regular City Council Meeting
The pledged facility component — debt service fees now on your monthly utility bill — will shift to your property tax bill starting July 1, 2026, paid twice a year instead of monthly. Costs run about $700 to $1,600 a year depending on your density zone, and every property owner gets a mailed notice before a public hearing.
Regular City Council Meeting
Starting with the 2026-27 tax year, the annual infrastructure debt service fee (about $1,620 for low-density homes) will appear on your property tax bill instead of the monthly utility bill. Rates rise 2.65% July 1. You'll get mailed notice and a public hearing before it's final.
We'll email you when it's on an upcoming agenda and when it's voted on, at most once a day.
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