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Board directs staff to advertise multi‑year Pine River water and sewer rate increases; staff favors gradual option

5767363 · August 13, 2025
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County staff presented three multi‑year rate scenarios for the county‑run Pine River water and sewer system and the board directed staff to prepare a public‑hearing resolution to advertise a multi‑year schedule, targeting an initial January effective date and later July adjustments.

County staff presented three six‑year rate‑path options intended to progressively close the gap between Pine River’s current rates and those used by the regional service authority. The board discussed the options’ pace and timing and directed staff to prepare a public‑hearing resolution that would advertise a multi‑year schedule. Staff described the scenarios as variations in how quickly the county would approach service‑authority target rates and how increases would be phased. “This is option 1… it uses the 2025 service authority rates as the…

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