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Elkhart council adopts IURC-approved water-rate ordinance with only minor residential increase
Summary
The Common Council approved ordinance 25-O-08 to replace water-utility appendices per the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; councilors were told the change adds only a few cents to an average residential bill and reduces several other charges.
The Elkhart City Common Council on 2025-03-31 adopted Ordinance 25-O-08, updating the city water-utility rate appendices to reflect modifications approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. The council approved the ordinance by roll call, 7-0.
City staff said the IURC review altered the city’s proposed tables only slightly and that the net effect on an average residential bill would be “about a dime or a quarter.” A city Public Works staff member who presented the item said, “It takes a long time to go through the IURC process,” and that the commission’s changes reduced certain…
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