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Nelson County discusses six-year plan to raise Piney River water and sewer rates, schedules workgroup follow-up
Summary
Board members asked staff to refine a multi-year phase-in to bring Piney River rates closer to regional service-authority levels, directed a workgroup to meet again and recommended public hearings in fall with a potential January effective date.
Nelson County supervisors spent more than an hour July 8 debating options to raise Piney River water and sewer rates to align with the county's other systems and the regional service authority.
The county's consultant presented three scenarios: a five-year phase-in, a straight six-year phase-in, and a six-year phase-in that adds a 2% inflation factor in years 2'through 6. The six-year option with 2% escalation produced higher intermediate-year totals than the straight six-year plan; year-one examples cited included a minimum total bill with a grinder pump of $82.70 and $70.99 without a grinder pump under the 6-year schemes presented.
Why it matters: Piney River currently operates at a lower fee level than the service…
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