Boulder City government payroll has climbed amid flat population
Boulder City, a small town near Las Vegas, spent millions more on public payroll in recent years
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Boulder City, a small town near Las Vegas, spent millions more on public payroll in recent years
Boulder City, a small town near Las Vegas, spent millions more on public payroll in recent years
Boulder City has a rich history as the town that built Hoover Dam. Hoover Dam is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Engineering World and continues to generate electricity for over one million homes. While most of the homes are located outside of Boulder City, residents continue to enjoy reliable and affordable renewable hydropower energy. That energy needs a reliable path to deliver the power to the end user.
The rate paid by Boulder City for power purchased on the open market rose from 3.945 cents per kWh in 2018 to 23.859 cents per kWh in 2023, an eye-popping increase of 500% or six times the 2018 cost. But what exactly does “open market” mean?
Due to changes in state law, some public spaces around town will soon sport desert landscaping rather than turf that needs to be irrigated.