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Committee reviews MMSD-driven sewer rate increase; seeks clarification on connection charge
Summary
The committee reviewed an analysis using MMSD's cost-recovery procedures that produced a roughly 7% increase in quarterly residential sewer bills driven primarily by MMSD charges—most notably a large rise in the connection charge—and asked staff to request additional explanation from MMSD before recommending final rates to the council.
The Finance Committee reviewed a sanitary-sewer rate analysis based on the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District's (MMSD) cost-recovery procedures and asked staff to seek more information about a substantial increase in the MMSD connection charge.
Danielle explained the city used MMSD’s cost-recovery spreadsheet and that Franklin’s local portion of the charge fell about 2.19%, but MMSD’s volumetric…
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