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Ogdensburg council, manager defend reduced "home business" water-sewer fee amid calls for meters
Summary
City leaders described a yearlong review of the city's flat home-business water and sewer fee, said the charge was lowered from roughly $1,000 to $165 annually, and discussed longer-term fixes including citywide meters; no code change was adopted at the meeting.
City Manager Fonda summarized the city's work on the home-business water and sewer user fee and defended changes the council approved earlier this year, saying the fee was lowered and management is continuing enforcement and outreach.
The manager told the council that the city reduced the flat annual charge for qualifying home businesses from about $1,000 to $165 and that the rate originates in a municipal code provision from 1975. "The city currently…
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