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Highwood council approves lead service-line fee and raises water rate to $5.65 per 100 cubic feet
Summary
On March 4, 2025 the City of Highwood City Council approved an ordinance adding a lead service-line compliance fee and raising the water rate to $5.65 per 100 cubic feet; council also adopted an amendment specifying the fee remains until the council determines it is no longer needed under applicable laws and regulations.
The City of Highwood City Council on March 4, 2025 approved an ordinance amending the city—omprehensive fee schedule to add a lead service-line compliance fee and raise the municipal water rate to $5.65 per 100 cubic feet.
The amendment offered by Alderman Peterson and adopted by the council states, in full, that the lead service-line compliance fee "shall remain in effect until determined by the city council to no longer be needed to meet the obligations imposed on the city to address lead service line replacements, in accordance with applicable laws or regulations." The council voted unanimously to adopt…
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