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Minnetrista adopts 2025 fee schedule with water, sewer and recycling changes
Summary
Council adopted an ordinance updating Minnetrista’s 2025 fee schedule after a public hearing; the changes include higher water and sewer rates tied to upcoming projects, recycling fees under the new waste contract, and inflationary land-use fee adjustments.
Minnetrista — After a public hearing on Dec. 2, the Minnetrista City Council adopted an ordinance updating the city’s 2025 fee schedule.
Finance Director Brian Green summarized the changes during the hearing: water rates were increased to help fund upcoming water projects, sewer rates were adjusted in response to higher Met Council fees, recycling charges were updated in line with the new waste-management contract, and a number of land‑use and permitting fees were raised to reflect inflation and higher processing costs.
The ordinance was presented in the council packet with tracked changes and staff discussed the specific line items during the hearing. The council moved to adopt the ordinance (the meeting record references the ordinance as both 4‑95 and 4‑94 in different places) and approved publication of the ordinance by title and summary. The council recorded the vote as 5–0 in favor.
What this means: Residents should expect new published fee schedules for utility bills and permit costs in 2025; water and sewer rate changes reflect infrastructure work planned in the coming year and the city’s obligation to respond to external fee increases.
Next steps: Staff will publish the adopted ordinance and the final fee schedule for 2025 and apply the updated rates and fees in billing and permitting processes.
