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Preston council approves sewer-rate increase, adopts new road-design standards and waives county event-center fee
Summary
At the meeting the council approved Resolution 178 raising sewer rates, adopted code changes to municipal design standards (Ordinance 2026-1 and Resolution 179), approved a variance and voted to waive a $28,000 fire-suppression connection fee for the Franklin County Event Center.
The Preston City Council approved a package of routine and policy items, including a water and sewer-rate schedule increase, codified updates to street design standards and a one-time waiver of a county event-center fee.
Resolution 178, the updated license and fee schedule that includes a $23 increase to the sewer rate referenced in the mayor's State of the City, was moved and approved unanimously after the city clerk confirmed the effective date was included in the packet. "It does say it," the clerk said when asked to confirm the effective date.
The council adopted changes to municipal design standards aimed at giving the city greater flexibility in street cross sections…
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