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Owosso council debates water/wastewater five-year plan, schedules town hall on rate options
Summary
Council members reviewed a five-year water/wastewater rate plan, discussed whether mid-plan rate changes were possible, confirmed the nitrification towers were removed after bids exceeded estimates, and scheduled a March town hall for public input; staff will present options in April.
Council members spent the meeting discussing the city’s five-year water and wastewater rate plan, how and when rates can be adjusted, and next steps for public engagement.
A council member asked whether the council could have increased planned rate steps mid-plan when construction and inflation costs became apparent. City staff explained that while a future council can revisit and change a previous council’s multi-year plan, adjustments are subject to procedural rules (including reconsideration under…
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