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Tupelo council approves ordinance to enact water rate increase
Summary
The City Council voted to approve an ordinance enacting a water rate increase; meeting discussion did not include the new rates or an effective date in the transcript provided.
The City of Tupelo City Council voted to approve an ordinance to enact a water rate increase.
The item was introduced on the agenda as "approval of an ordinance to enact a water rate increase." A council member moved to approve the ordinance and the motion carried by voice vote; the transcript records "All in favor? Opposers nay." The meeting minutes did not include the new rate structure, the percentage increase, or an effective date for the change.
Council members did not provide additional public detail about the size of the increase, tier changes, or customer classes at the meeting. The ordinance text or a separate staff memo would contain the specific rate tables and effective dates; the transcript did not present those documents.
