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Utility board recommends fee changes: disconnect fee cut to $50, higher meter-pedestal charges proposed
Summary
The Hastings Utilities Advisory Board on Aug. 14 recommended that the City Council approve revisions to the utility fee schedule that lower the customer disconnect fee to $50 and raise several installation and conversion charges for private-requested meter work.
The Hastings Utilities Advisory Board on Aug. 14 recommended that the City Council approve revisions to the utility fee schedule that lower the customer disconnect fee to $50 and raise several installation and conversion charges for private-requested meter work.
Board members and utility staff said the disconnect fee can be reduced because the city’s advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) allows many disconnections to be done remotely. “We are starting to see due to the smart meters that cost come down because we’re getting more and more of these towards turning into just a button push,” Derek (manager)…
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