North Aurora trustees approve updated water connection fees, revise large-user definition

The Village of North Aurora Board of Trustees on March 3 approved revisions to the village’s water connection fee ordinance, setting new per‑population‑equivalent rates and updating the definition for large water users.

Village staff presented the ordinance text that incorporates charts and calculations from a prior presentation. Brian, village staff, told trustees the last adjustment was made in February 2007 and that the new fees are based on population equivalence rather than pipe size. Under the update, staff said residential connections are set at $1,300 per population equivalent (PE) and commercial/industrial connections at $2,300 per PE. Brian said staff made a same‑day change to the large water‑user definition after consulting with the village attorney, Mr. Bridal.

The trustees voted to approve the ordinance text as presented. The motion passed on a roll call vote with all trustees present voting yes. The board did not record an ordinance number or an effective date in the meeting record presented on March 3.

The change replaces a fee schedule that had been in place since 2007 and shifts the basis for charges from pipe diameter to estimated actual usage, staff said. The village did not present a final implementation timetable during the meeting; the ordinance text and accompanying exhibits were provided to trustees at the session for adoption.

Trustees and staff characterized the update as an alignment of fees with current system usage rather than a change to service levels. No public comments were offered on the item during the meeting.