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Kalamazoo panel: new water rates effective Jan. 1; affordability program has helped about 468 families
Summary
The Utility Policy Committee reviewed water rates approved Dec. 15 that took effect Jan. 1 and heard that the city's water-affordability program has provided roughly $400,000 in assistance to about 468 Kalamazoo County families; the program is grant-funded through an estimated 2027 and a 1% rate set-aside remains unimplemented.
Kalamazoo City's Utility Policy Committee on Jan. 8 confirmed that water rates approved by the City Commission on Dec. 15 are now in effect and discussed the status of the city's water-affordability program.
Director Baker told the committee the commission adopted a rate ordinance in December and staff implemented an Option B approach intended to moderate year-to-year swings, producing a net residential commodity increase of about 6.5% and a slightly lower systemwide increase. "Those commodity changes were done in respect to that Option B," Baker…
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