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Park City council approves water and sewer rate increases despite conservation concerns
Summary
By a 6-2 vote, Park City approved higher water and sewer base and consumption rates to cover sewer plant upgrades, personnel costs and water-tower maintenance; councilmembers raised concerns about impacts on fixed-income residents and the effect of mandatory watering restrictions on revenue.
The Park City Council voted 6-2 on March 25 to raise water and sewer base and consumption rates, a move staff said is needed to fund the Chisholm Creek utility authority sewer-plant upgrade, higher personnel and benefit costs, and a new water-tower maintenance contract.
City staff cited the City of Park City municipal code requirement for an annual review and said the increase would raise average residential combined bills by $8.88 per month and bring an estimated $715,000 in annual revenue to the utility fund. Staff detailed…
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