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Voters Decide 8/5/25 - Virtual Presentation

Voters will decide August 5, 2025 whether to improve water treatment and distribution while limiting annual water rate increases to 15% and only as needed. Read more at www.cityofcape.org/water and come tour your water plant! • Our water system needs $120 million in updates through 2033 and beyond to keep water clean and reliable. We need to add capacity, replace failing water mains, and update the treatment plant. • To fund it, water customers have to pay more. We don’t qualify for state or federal grants because our rates are so low. • Water revenue CANNOT be used for anything but the water system operation, maintenance, and improvements. • We propose to limit annual increases to 15% per year, which is up to $5/month for most homes. Council is anticipated to scale back to ~5% increases in a few years. See the financial plan and your bill impact on our website. • If the Aug. 5 proposal passes, citizens retain control over their water system, rates, and billing policies. If the Aug. 5 proposal fails, the city will explore selling the water system to a business that can set its own rates to keep clean, reliable water in Cape Girardeau. The City bought the water system in 1992 from United Electric (now Ameren). Learn more on a tour of your Water Plant! Call us to schedule (typically Friday afternoons) 573-334-6747. Contact us with any questions or to schedule your own small group presentation and Q&A. If you can't visit in-person, watch our water plant tour online, and visit our website for a virtual presentation, downloads, and more.