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Washington County commissioners approve proposed water and sewer rate adjustment after public hearing
Summary
Following a public hearing that drew residents' concerns about affordability, commissioners approved an enterprise-fund rate adjustment for the county's water and sewer operations citing rising chemical and equipment costs and reserve requirements.
Washington County commissioners approved an adjustment to the county's water and sewer service rates following a public hearing in which residents raised affordability concerns.
Mark Bradshaw, director of environmental management, told the board the water and sewer program is operated as an enterprise fund and that the proposed adjustment is part of a multi-year schedule previously approved by the commission. Bradshaw said inflationary pressures on chemicals and replacement equipment, as well as operating costs, have driven the need for higher fees. Jesse Mace, the county's chief financial officer,…
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