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Minnetrista leaders weigh 13% water-rate increase and higher connection fees to cover $15M plant
Summary
City staff recommended a 13% phased water-rate increase through 2028 and higher connection/area charges to fund a planned ~$15 million water treatment plant and future storage; council discussed bill impacts, alternatives and whether to raise some fees to 15%.
Mayor Lisa Whalen and Minnetrista staff spent the work session reviewing a consultant-backed utility rate study that recommends raising water rates roughly 13% phased through 2028.
Brian Grimm, the city’s finance director, said the adjustment is aimed at covering escalating operating costs and rising debt service tied to planned capital projects, including a water treatment plant estimated at about $15 million and additional ground well storage of roughly $6 million. "We have about $1.1 million in annual water fund debt now," Grimm said. "By the time improvements are done, that could be close to the…
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