I just opened my Jamestown water bill – it has the higher water and sewer rates that were approved by the Town Council in July (2025) during the 2025-26 budget development cycle..
The Water Usage fee increased by 11.5%, from $3.9/CCF to $4.35/CCF, and the sewer fee increased by 8.7%, from $6.3/CCF to $6.85/CCF.
In a good month, my husband and I use no more than 3 CCFs. Here’s how that adds up under the old and new rates:
Old Water Fee: 3 CCFs X $3.9/ccf =$11.70
Old Sewer Fee: 3 CCFs X $6.3/ccf = $18.90
Old bill ($11.70 + $18.90) = $30.60
New Water Fee: 3 CCFs X $4.35/ccf =$13.05
New Sewer Fee = 3 CCFs X $6.85/ccf = $20.55
New bill ($13.05 + $20.55) = $33.60
I consult my new Flume water flow reader every day to make sure there are no leaks and that I’m not going to be hit with a surprise bill, but every resident of Jamestown should have the ability to pull up an app or website to see their water usage in real time without having to shell out $200 for a Flume water flow reader.
The water meter that the Town of Jamestown installed in my yard is a SENSUS SRII, and the company that manufactures it provides this service via a customer portal, but the Town has to take the steps to set it up.
Supposedly, the $6.85 sewer fee goes toward fixing the ongoing damage caused by historical and ongoing industrial discharge sent to Eastside Sewer and Wastewater Plant on Riverdale Drive, but Eastside is in such bad condition that it has been unable to renew its most important permit since 2018. So it keeps chugging along, releasing more emissions into the air and contaminants into Deep River/Randleman Lake.
ORIGINAL POST, JUNE 7 2025 – The Town of Jamestown’s 2025-26 proposed budget will raise property taxes by 4.8%, water and sewer rates by 11.5% and town staff salaries by 11.82%.
See the Jamestown News story for more coverage.
Here’s a closer look at the historical and proposed tax rates:
The proposed budget provides for the addition of more full-time employees, increasing the number from 30 to 40.
The town auditor says that overall, Jamestown’s “governmental” expenses decreased last year by $1,276,284. Last year’s taxes added $1,371,751 to the town’s “Fund Balance,” which is drawing interest at the rate of $1,000 a day, according to the auditor’s numbers.
Water and sewer rate increases of 11.5% are being passed along due to increases in rates from PTRWA, City of Greensboro and City of High Point, “all of whom the Town may purchase water from.”
The Town of Jamestown proposed 2025-26 budget is HERE.