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Navasota to commission utility‑rate study after council hears persistent leaks and billing concerns
Summary
Staff recommended a utility rate study and impact‑fee analysis; council members and residents raised long‑running water‑leak complaints and a perceived mismatch between water and sewer charges.
City staff told the Navasota City Council on May 13 that the city should hire consultants to complete a utility rate study and an impact‑fee study to align rates with system costs. "I'd like to go ahead and bring in... a utility rate study and see, hey, where are our rates relative to our costs," Mr. Heminger, staff member, said.
Council members and residents raised repeated concerns about long‑standing water leaks, the cost of repairs and a perceived billing anomaly in which sewer charges appeared higher than…
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