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La Marque approves first reading of water rate changes, funds customer portal and wastewater work
Summary
Council approved the first reading of a revised water and sewer rate ordinance, a $54,000 ARPA-funded AquaTrax customer portal, and a $100,000 wet-well cleaning amendment to the wastewater rehab contract to help stabilize the utility fund and reduce system losses.
La Marque City Council on Oct. 27 approved the first reading of an ordinance to revise water and sewer rates, authorized a customer-usage portal funded with ARPA dollars and added a $100,000 wet-well cleaning alternate to an ongoing wastewater rehabilitation contract.
Finance staff explained the rate structure change would shift more of the bill to a meter-size-based flat fee and apply stepped consumption tiers so higher users pay substantially more. The proposal raises the base for typical 3/4"–1" residential meters (an illustrative $2.50 base increase was discussed in the…
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