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Leon Valley council approves two-year water and sewer rate increase plan to fund $1M annual infrastructure work
Summary
City council voted 3-2 to begin a multiyear rate plan that aims to fund a five-year capital improvement program requiring about $500,000 a year each for water and sewer. Council directed staff to return after two years to reassess.
Leon Valley city council on Tuesday approved the start of a multi-year increase to water and sewer rates aimed at funding an estimated $1 million per year in capital improvements to the system.
Consulting engineer James Helcher of Ardura told the council the city’s water and sewer capital improvement plan could require “an additional $500,000 per year” for both water and sewer — “so and a million dollars total annually.” He presented a multi-year option that would raise volumetric (usage) charges steeply while increasing the base fee modestly.
The proposal shown to council would shift usage billing and base fees gradually so the city reaches the CIP funding goal over several…
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