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Parlier council orders new water-rate study after federal funding changed assumptions
Summary
Council directed staff to run a fresh water-rate study after USDA grants and recharge funding changed the assumptions behind a 2021 rate increase. The move follows public complaints about high bills and questions over a fixed monthly service charge.
Mayor Elma Beltran and councilors directed staff to prepare a new water-rate study after city officials determined some of the 2021 rate assumptions no longer apply. The mayor told the council the 2021 rate study included a volumetric increase tied to GSA costs and a separate fixed monthly charge described in some public materials as tied to a TCP…
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