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Council to increase water, sewer rates

Water rates would see a 10-percent increase come August, with 7- and 8-percent rate hikes the following two years before resuming more historically typical 5-percent increases starting in 2026.

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Sewer, water fees set for Brownstones project

City Council approved a deferred payment schedule on water and sewer connection fees for the first phase of the Meridia Brownstones development.  Continue reading Sewer, water fees set for Brownstones project

Council moves forward on water plant lease

City Council approved a new 20-year lease agreement for a private operator to continue running the city’s water treatment plant, replacing the final two years on the original lease and continuing through 2036.

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City Council to vote on water rate increase

City Council is scheduled to vote on an ordinance next week later this month that will increase water rates by an average of about 5 percent a year for the next several years.

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Ordinance for new water plant lease introduced

City Council took the next step toward a new long-term lease agreement for the city’s water treatment plant.

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Revised water treatment plant lease revealed

Average water rates would rise a projected 5 percent annually for the next decade under a new long-term lease agreement of the city’s water treatment plant.

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