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Washington City hears sewer user‑rate proposal; impact fee update scheduled for adoption
Summary
Public works and consultants presented a proposal to normalize lift‑station surcharges, raise sewer user rates about 10.5% initially with step increases, and phase in a larger rehabilitation budget; the city later adopted an updated wastewater impact fee in the regular meeting.
Washington City public works staff and consultants presented a sewer‑rate and impact‑fee analysis on March 12, recommending a modest immediate rate increase and the elimination of a separate lift‑station surcharge by folding it into a unified rate. Public Works Assistant Director Lester Dalton and consultant Aaron Anderson explained the proposal is designed to fund operations, an increasing rehabilitation and replacement (R&R) program and capital projects identified in the city’s master plan.
Anderson summarized the rate model: the recommended plan would phase the system…
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