Public works

How Gilbert utility funding works and why relief is limited

Gilbert's water enterprise fund only supports the town's water system and does not get supplemented from any fees or grants not related to water.

Courtesy Town of Gilbert

Part 1 of a two-part series.

For many Gilbert residents, this year’s utility bills came as a shock.

Utility rates rose sharply last year on top of several years of other increases, landing at a time when household budgets were already strained by inflation.

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