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Mount Airy council adopts 8% water and sewer rate increase, promises long-term rate review
Summary
The Mount Airy Town Council adopted amended ordinance 2025-19, approving an 8% across‑the‑board water and sewer rate increase effective with the Dec. 22 billing cycle while staff and the Water & Sewer Commission develop a long‑term rate-structure proposal for early 2026.
The Mount Airy Town Council voted to adopt ordinance 2025-19 as amended, approving an 8% across‑the‑board increase in water and sewer charges beginning with the billing cycle that starts Dec. 22. Council members said the increase is an interim measure while the town develops a modified rate structure to restore reserves and ensure the system’s financial sustainability.
Council Member Munder, who moved adoption of the amended ordinance, said the Water & Sewer Commission recommended a straight 8% increase in the near term while staff draws up a longer-term plan. “This gets us through the next two billing cycles and gives us time to craft a better rate structure,” Munder said during debate.
Several council members…
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