Kat Sorensen
57:18 - 57:42
"definitely something to be in mind— keep, keep in mind is once again that depreciation for 27-28 does have us exceeding our revenue. So we have to be mindful of and plan for that as we look towards that rate study in the future."
“definitely something to be in mind— keep, keep in mind is once again that depreciation for 27-28 does have us exceeding our revenue. So we have to be mindful of and plan for that as we look towards that rate study in the future.”
- Speaker
- Kat Sorensen
- Timestamp
- 57:18 – 57:42
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Seward
- Captured at
- October 27, 2026
From the transcript
And so you'll see up on the slide, we have the Wastewater Fund, which the cute cartoon that I chose for that one was a little Lagoon Monster, but there are no actual lagoon monsters, so don't be afraid. And then the water revenue and expenses as well. So you'll see those up there, but definitely something to be in mind— keep, keep in mind is once again that depreciation for 27-28 does have us exceeding our revenue. So we have to be mindful of and plan for that as we look towards that rate study in the future. And that, I believe, is everything that Doug does as Public Works Director.
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