A hot, dry end to summer pushed the average home's water use in September to roughly 41% above September 2025, according to the town's preliminary year-end financial report.
The fourth-quarter summary from Town Manager Mario Canizares is part of the September monthly financial report the Town Council is asked to accept on its consent agenda Tuesday. The figures cover the budget year that ended Sept. 30 and are on a cash basis, so they will change once year-end accruals are booked and the books are audited, the report says.
Water and sewer
Water charges brought in $26.2 million, up 17% from the year before, and sewer charges reached $17.3 million, up 24%. The report credits higher temperatures and little rain in August and September for the late-summer jump in demand. Total water and sewer revenue came to about $44.9 million, or 96% of budget.
Spending ran under budget, so the fund ended the year with about $10.8 million in working capital, roughly $2.5 million more than the amended budget projected. That is slightly above the town's minimum, set at 25%, which works out to $10.6 million. Administration costs in the fund went over budget and will be reviewed during year-end closeout.
Development fees
Impact fees, the one-time charges builders pay toward new roads and utility lines, came in under budget in all four categories:
- West thoroughfare: $3.12 million, 69% of budget
- Water: $2.05 million, 63%
- East thoroughfare: $964,463, 80%
- Wastewater: $988,464, 49%
The report notes that these collections rise and fall with development and the timing of permits, and that large projects can bring in big one-time payments. Building permit revenue, which the town cut in its amended budget, finished at about $3.99 million, 2% over the amended figure and up 17% from the prior year.
