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Lucas County sanitary engineer outlines proposed 4% annual water and wastewater rate increases
Summary
Sanitary Engineering Director Jim Shaw presented a proposal at a public hearing recommending a 4% annual increase over four years for Lucas County water and wastewater customers, plus higher trunk capacity fees and adjustments to a Jerusalem Township district charge; no action was requested and two additional public hearings were scheduled.
Lucas County Sanitary Engineering Director Jim Shaw on Tuesday presented a proposal to increase water and wastewater charges for county customers, recommending a 4% annual rate increase for four years beginning Oct. 1, 2025.
Shaw told the Board of Lucas County Commissioners at a public hearing that the proposal is meant to fund aging infrastructure, preventive maintenance, and debt service for capital projects. “I don’t like to come stand before you and say we need a water and sewer rate increase unless we really need one,” Shaw said.
The proposal presented uses 1,000 cubic feet (about 7,500 gallons) as a comparative billing unit and would raise rates in four equal annual steps. Shaw also proposed increases to trunk capacity fees — described in the presentation as the…
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