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Staff weighs rate‑blending bill and rejects county purchase as likely too costly for Bel Air system
Summary
Meetings with American Water included a draft plan to allow 'rate blending' that could lower bills for some Allegany County customers, but staff said the company’s preliminary purchase price (~$20M) would make county acquisition unaffordable and might raise, not lower, bills for local users if debt were applied to customers.
County staff updated commissioners on multiple meetings with American Water about long‑running service and rate issues in the Bel Air area and summarized three possible pathways: support legislation to permit rate blending across American Water systems, consider buying the system, or continue working through the Public Service Commission (PSC).
Staff said American Water is pursuing draft legislation to allow rate blending…
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