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Richmond council leaves public hearing open on sanitary rate increase tied to Midwest Industrial Park sewer upgrade
Summary
After an extended public hearing with residents, business and the economic development corporation, Richmond City Council left a second-reading sanitary ordinance open for more information about proposed user-rate increases to fund sewer upgrades serving the Midwest Industrial Park.
The Richmond City Council left open a public hearing on Ordinance No. 35-2025, a proposed amendment related to sanitary district rates and a planned sewer upgrade that officials said is needed to serve the Midwest Industrial Park and nearby industrial sites.
The matter was on second reading and the public hearing drew more than a dozen speakers, including Valerie Schaefer, president of the Economic Development Corporation of Wayne County, residents who said stormwater already damages houses in older neighborhoods, and sanitation staff who described how projects are prioritized.
The ordinance would amend Ordinance No. 54-2022 (not specified in the record) and follows planning for a sanitary sewer project Schaefer and others said is…
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