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Residents decry new sewer flat fee baseline; council schedules workshop
Summary
Multiple residents told the council the new sewer flat fee (a 4,100‑gallon baseline and an example $81 charge) unfairly burdens low‑use households; council acknowledged concerns and staff scheduled a workshop to review the policy and community outreach.
Several residents used the citizens forum to publicly criticize Newport's recently implemented sewer flat fee, which includes a minimum baseline of 4,100 gallons for billing and was cited by speakers as an $81 monthly charge for low‑use apartments.
Darla Finchem, who said she is living on a fixed income and has terminal cancer, described receiving the new…
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