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Saint Joseph council delays effective date for sewer-fee ordinance after public concern over rising rates
Summary
After a public hearing in which a resident questioned rising sewer charges and regulatory costs, the Saint Joseph City Council amended the sewer-fee ordinance to shift its effective date from July 1 to Oct. 1, 2024, and approved the amended bill by unanimous vote.
A public hearing and subsequent council action on sewer rates dominated the conversation early in the Saint Joseph City Council meeting.
Resident Jim Whitinger told the council that sewer rates seem to rise every year, said he believes sewer bills run “2, 3 times as much as the water rates,” and criticized regulatory-driven costs imposed by EPA and the Missouri DNR. He told the council the city cannot…
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