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Council holds first reading on water and sewer rate increases; ordinance will phase in five-year rises and be revisited in two years
Summary
At the council’s April 15 meeting public works staff presented a first reading of an ordinance that phases water and sewer rate increases over five years, aligns city residential tiers with SAWS tiers and raises associated regulatory fees; council agreed to place the item on the consent calendar for final action.
Leon Valley’s public works director, Melinda Morris, presented the first reading of an ordinance to increase water and sewer rates and to restore a tier structure that matches San Antonio Water System (SAWS) tiers. The ordinance proposes a phased five-year rate schedule, with annual increases for both water and sewer base and volumetric charges, and increases to regulatory fees (Edward’s Aquifer Authority and TCEQ surcharges).
Morris told…
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