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Bossier City Council approves sanitation rate adjustment after debate over 2% increase
Summary
The council adopted an ordinance amending Section 94-76 to adjust sanitation rates. Administration said a 2% increase would cover costs and equate to roughly $0.25–$0.30 per household; some councilmembers expressed concern about impacts on elderly and fixed-income residents. Councilmember Darby voted against the ordinance.
Bossier City Council on a final reading approved an ordinance amending Section 94-76 of the Bossier City Code of Ordinances to adjust sanitation rates, with Councilmember Darby recorded as the lone no vote.
The administration said the adopted change applies a 2% sanitation rate increase intended to cover rising costs. “We felt like a 2% increase would adequately cover the expenses and it would equate to, about 25 to 30¢ per household,” City administration representative Miss Nottingham said during the council discussion.
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