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Board reviews Ordinance 17-21, sewer and water rate history and urged to weigh EPA mandates and hardship fund
Summary
Mayor Bradley reviewed Ordinance 17-21 and the board’s charge while members and public commenters urged the advisory board to examine past rate hikes, EPA-related mandates, and options for a hardship fund.
Mayor Bradley and members of the Lorain Sewer and Water Advisory Board reviewed Ordinance 17-21 and the board’s charge on June 5, 2025, placing the board’s role in the context of past rate-setting and federal environmental mandates.
The mayor told the board that Ordinance 17-21 was passed to create a citizen advisory board to provide “strategic oversight of the operations of the sewer and water divisions” and to review the adequacy of rates charged. He summarized the ordinance’s requirements that the board review rates, proposed capital projects and green-technology implementation, meet at least twice yearly, and provide reports to city council in June and December.
The mayor recounted the recent history of fixed-rate changes: he said the…
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