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Hammond scraps 2,000‑gallon minimum, promises billing fixes after residents report triple‑digit water bills
Summary
Council adopted an ordinance removing a 2,000‑gallon minimum charge for water service and committed to running billing error reports after multiple residents reported unusually high bills. Officials warned some grants could be at risk if rates were rolled back.
The Hammond City Council voted on Feb. 10 to eliminate the 2,000‑gallon minimum charge used to calculate monthly water and sewer bills, a change the administration said will lower bills for customers who use less than the minimum and benefit many low‑income and fixed‑income households.
Finance staff and the administration framed the change as part of a broader set of steps to bring the city’s water and sewer enterprise fund into balance. City staff cited a Wagoner Engineering rate study and a $5,000,000 water‑sector grant tied to meeting sustainable rates. As the finance director explained, enterprise funds…
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