Public notice: Albemarle County Service Authority to hold public hearing on rate increases on June 18

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For instance, households and businesses on public water and sewer in Albemarle County pay their rates to the Albemarle County Service Authority. They should know that there is a public hearing on June 18 for proposed rate increases and connection fees.

That includes two different charges intended to help pay for infrastructure required to deliver treated water and remove wastewater to customers.

The first is a system development charge to cover the ACSA’s costs. In the current fiscal year, that’s $2,100 for each water connection and $3,300 for each sewer connection. The proposed budget increases each to $2,300 and $3,600 respectively.

The ACSA and the City of Charlottesville are the two customers of the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority which operate the reservoirs, water treatment facilities, and the Moores Creek Water Wastewater Treatment facility. The RWSA incurs debt to pay for upgrades required for both increased capacity and regulatory requirements.

The ACSA charges a “RWSA Capacity Charge” and in the current fiscal year these are $5,300 for water and $4,300 for wastewater. The FY2027 budget anticipates that increasing to $5,900 for water and $4,300 for wastewater.

Rates are increasing as well in the draft budget.

For all of the information before then, take a look at the full public notice in the Charlottesville Daily Progress from May 23, 2026.

Here are some other recent public notices:

• There’s a Shake Shack franchise coming to Stonefield. They’ve applied for a license from the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority for a wine and beer license. This is still pending and the # is 013732569. ABC notices let people know they can object if they want. (Charlottesville Daily Progress, May 23, 2026)
• There is a public auction for the sale of 1411 Baker Street in Charlottesville on July 22, 2026. (Charlottesville Daily Progress, May 23, 2026)
• There will be a public auction for the sale of 2205 North Berkshire Road in Charlottesville on June 17. (Charlottesville Daily Progress, May 21, 2026)
• The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts had to publish a notice of termination of a loan dating back to the mid 20th century for several objects owned by area residents. (Charlottesville Daily Progress, May 21, 2026)

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