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Franklin council adopts revised sewer-rate ordinance after Paris Estates public comment
Summary
The City Council on Jan. 22 approved Ordinance 2024-12, updating sewer-user definitions and rates and offering unmetered customers the option to install approved flow meters. Paris Estates resident Georgiana Haldim urged meter access; council and staff said meters are owned by Indiana American Water and must be installed/approved by residents.
Franklin City Council voted Jan. 22 to adopt Ordinance 2024-12, which revises sewer billing definitions and adjusts monthly rates for unmetered and new residential sewer customers.
The mayor introduced the ordinance, noting it had been introduced Dec. 2 and tabled Dec. 16. Joanna Tennell presented staff changes that add clearer definitions for "new residential user," a "metered user with a six-month average," and "unmetered user," and separate single-family (Class 2) from commercial classes. Tennell said the city uses a 6,300-gallon baseline for new…
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