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Small Pillsbury Lake water district asks state to pay $355,000 in loans to avert unsustainable customer rates
Summary
Representatives asked the Senate Finance Committee to appropriate $355,000 to retire loans taken by the Pillsbury Lake Village Water District, arguing remaining ratepayers face bills averaging about $2,500 a year; DES staff described technical and regulatory limits that make replacement by private wells costly or infeasible.
Sen. Dan Innes told the Senate Finance Committee that residents served by the Pillsbury Lake Village Water District in Webster face unsustainably high bills and sought a one-time appropriation to pay off roughly $355,000 in district loans for piping, filtration and a possible new well.
Innes said the district’s original system dates to the 1960s and now serves roughly 37 customers after many users left the system. “The district borrowed a couple $300,000 to cover some upgrades,” he said, outlining piping upgrades (~$155,000), filtration (~$105,000) and an…
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