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Scofield holds public hearing on proposed water-rate increases to qualify for rural funding
Summary
At a Feb. 9 public hearing, Scofield officials discussed raising the monthly base rate to $35, adding $0.25 to each tier, and applying a 2.5% annual increase over seven years to improve eligibility for rural water financing; the council closed the hearing without adopting rates.
Scofield held a public hearing Feb. 9 to consider proposed changes to monthly water user rates intended to improve the town’s eligibility for low-interest rural water financing. Speakers outlined a proposal to raise the monthly base rate to $35 and to add $0.25 to each tiered rate, coupled with a 2.5% annual increase for up to seven years.
Speaker 1 (not identified) described the consultant’s recommendation, saying the changes would make the town “qualify us to get some funding” and laying out the proposed tier adjustments: “So that would make tier 1 a dollar 75 rather than a dollar 50. Tier 2, $2.75 rather than $2.50. Tier 3, $3.25 instead…
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