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Texarkana council unanimously suspends Summit Utilities proposed gas rate increase for 90-day review
Summary
The Texarkana, Texas, City Council voted unanimously to suspend the proposed effective date of a Summit Utilities Arkansas rate filing for 90 days, directing staff to gather financial and infrastructure documentation and to schedule further public review before setting local rates.
The Texarkana, Texas, City Council on April 14 unanimously approved Resolution 2025-023 to suspend for 90 days the proposed effective date of Summit Utilities Arkansas Incorporated’s natural gas rate filing and to request additional documentation from the utility.
City Attorney Jeff Lewis told the council it has three basic options when a utility proposes new rates — take no action, deny the increase (which allows an appeal to the Texas regulatory authority), or temporarily suspend the effective date to gather more information. Lewis…
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