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Council halts planned residential sewer increase, discusses lodging tax to fund utilities
Summary
Alexander City Council voted to approve an ordinance altering sewer rate action for 2025 and discussed a proposed 4% lodging tax to replace a planned 7% residential sewer increase; councilors cited long-term underfunding and the need for alternative revenue sources.
Alexander City Council voted Monday to approve an ordinance amending Alexander City Code section 90-66 related to sewer rates and to forgo a planned 7% residential sewer increase for 2025 while discussing a proposed 4% lodging (tourism) tax to generate funds earmarked for sewer improvements.
Council members said the city’s sewer system remains underfunded and described the matter as a multi‑year problem that cannot be solved by a single annual rate change. Councilors discussed plans to pursue a short-term lodging tax that would be earmarked for sewer work for a fixed period (two to three years) and then revert to the general fund. Council members who raised the proposal said preliminary lodging‑tax…
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