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Mound City adopts 2026 fee schedule after rate study projects higher water and sewer bills
Summary
Ehlers consultant Kyle Sawyer presented Phase 1 of a utility rate study recommending 2026 water and sewer rates to close funding gaps; council adopted the fee schedule (Resolution 25-92). The study shifted franchise fees into utility funds and modeled scenarios for a future water treatment plant.
Mound City on Nov. 25 adopted a 2026 fee schedule that incorporates updated water and sewer rates recommended in a Phase 1 study presented by consultant Kyle Sawyer of Ehlers. The council approved Resolution 25-92, which reflects those changes.
Sawyer told the council the update was necessary because usage patterns and capital needs have changed since the last full study. Key assumptions included projecting 2026 consumption at 90% of 2023 levels, continuing a 4% annual inflation assumption for capital costs, and increasing the assumed Met Council sewer…
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