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Haslet council approves $8.14 monthly increase to residential sewer base rate

5774668 · August 19, 2025
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Summary

Council approved an ordinance raising the city residential sewer base (minimum) rate by $8.14 per month effective Oct. 1, 2025, following a 2024 rate study; staff said the increase is intended to make the water/sewer enterprise fund self‑sustaining.

The Haslet City Council voted 4–1 on Aug. 18 to approve an ordinance increasing the monthly minimum sewer base rate for residential customers inside the city by $8.14, making the new base effective Oct. 1, 2025.

Why it matters City staff told the council a 2024 rate study recommended increasing the residential minimum monthly base to $39.64 (from $31.50) to eliminate a recurring operating deficit in the water and sewer enterprise fund. The recommended increase is intended to make the enterprise fund…

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