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Milton resident urges city to review disparity between 3/4" and 1" water meter base rates
Summary
Resident Clay Howard urged the Milton City Council to prioritize correcting what he described as a disparity in base charges between 3/4-inch and 1-inch residential water meters, saying the difference can cost about $6,286 over six years for households required to have a 1-inch meter for fire suppression.
Clay Howard, a Milton resident, told the City Council during the Aug. 4 public-comment period that a disparity in base charges between 3/4-inch and 1-inch residential water meters imposes a substantial cost on homeowners who are required to have a larger meter because of fire-suppression systems.
Howard said he and his wife learned their home requires a 1-inch meter and that the higher base charge for the…
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