The Mercer Island City Council will hold two public hearings at its regular meeting at 5 p.m. Nov. 17 as part of the 2021-2022 biennial budget review.

The first public hearing will be on the levy/rates for the 2021 fiscal year: property tax levy, water utility rates, sewer utility rates, stormwater utility rates and EMS utility rates. A second public hearing on the final 2021-2022 biennial budget is also scheduled; its adoption is anticipated at the regular meeting on Dec. 1.

Any individual may register to appear and be heard for or against any part of the budget by either calling in or logging onto the meeting as a Zoom attendee. For more information on how to register to speak, contact the city clerk at (206) 275-7793 or by email at deb.estrada@mercerisland.org.