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Jackson City Council rejects proposed volumetric water and sewer rate increase
Summary
After public comment and floor debate, the Jackson City Council voted 6-0 to oppose an ordinance that would have codified revisions by the interim third‑party manager and raised volumetric water and sewer rates; councilmembers cited collection shortfalls and asked Jackson Water to justify operational costs and collection practices.
The Jackson City Council voted 6-0 on April 20 to oppose an ordinance that would have codified revisions introduced by the interim third‑party manager of the city’s water and sewer systems and raised volumetric rates for water and sewer customers.
The vote followed public comments from apartment owners and residents who warned the increase would hit renters harder than single‑family homeowners and councilmember remarks pressing Jackson Water for clearer cost and collection data.
Apartment‑complex owners’ representative Robert Ireland told the council he used Jackson Water’s own example figures to calculate that tenants could see increases of about $22…
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