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Residents press council for clearer explanation of large sewer rate increases tied to plant upgrades
Summary
At the Aug. 5 Le Mars council meeting, residents questioned steep sewer-rate increases tied to wastewater plant replacement and new DNR-driven treatment requirements; city officials explained upgrades including UV and reverse-osmosis processes and said costs and regulatory changes drove the increases.
Residents at the Aug. 5 Le Mars City Council meeting pressed city officials for clearer explanations of planned water and sewer rate increases, which one resident said would amount to roughly a 173% increase in sewer charges by 2029 compared with 2024.
Jeff Lampe of 571 Happy Trails Drive told the council he reviewed notice materials and spoke with city staff but remained frustrated by the scale of the increase and how it was applied to recent billing cycles.…
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