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City presents alternatives for water and wastewater rate restructuring; council discusses equity and tiers
Summary
City staff and consultants presented three water‑rate alternatives and wastewater proposals, including options for inside/joint customers and deduct meters; council members debated tier structures, residential vs. nonresidential treatment and protections for multifamily tenants.
City finance and utilities staff with consultants from NewGen/Municipal Financial Services briefed the Mayor and City Council Oct. 21 on progress toward revised water and wastewater rate designs and potential alternatives aimed at making enterprise funds self‑supporting and preserving system reserves.
On wastewater the staff recommended maintaining the current design as a baseline while proposing an “inside joint” customer class for flow that originates inside city limits but initially routes through county infrastructure; staff estimated a modest revenue path (roughly a 2–4% annual increase baseline…
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