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Council adopts sewer-rate increases with surcharge for extended-line customers; residents voice affordability worries
Summary
On second reading council approved a multi-step sewer-rate ordinance including a surcharge for extended-line (Route 10) customers: a $21 flat fee plus $7 per 1,000 gallons. Residents said bills have doubled and raised concerns about minimum billing and affordability for elderly and low-income households.
Huntington City Council on Dec. 9 approved the second reading of an ordinance to adjust sewerage and stormwater rates, drawing public concern about affordability even as city staff said the changes are needed to fund infrastructure projects.
City staff (Mister Bracey) described an adjustment implemented over four steps and explained a surcharge structure for customers served by extended-line (Route 10) connections: a flat surcharge of $21 and an…
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