Prince George supervisors trim proposed water/sewer increases by removing excess debt payment and declining two new utility positions County staff presented utilities fund options that included an $11M borrowing for the River Road transmission main. The board signaled consensus to remove an 'excess' $777,197 debt payment from the FY27 budget and to decline funding for two requested utility positions (waterworks manager and 8‑1‑1 locator), reducing the planned rate increases. Staff will return with updated rate tables and debt analyses.

Prince George County supervisors just took a bold step to ease water and sewer rate hikes by slashing a $777,197 debt payment and pausing the hiring of new utility staff.

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Prince George County approves $2.297M settlement with Hopewell after metering audit Following an internal audit that found four years of faulty sewer flow readings, the board approved a $2,297,273.99 settlement to the City of Hopewell to correct underpayments; funds will come from the county's utility reserve and will increase near-term budget pressure.

Prince George County has just approved a staggering $2.3 million settlement with Hopewell to resolve major sewer-fee discrepancies dating back to 2021, exposing serious metering errors.

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