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Bolivar council debates utility reconnection fee and schedules public forum on fluoride
Summary
Council members raised equity concerns after the utility board approved a reconnection fee increase from $50 to $100 and announced a public forum on plans to stop adding fluoride to the water; the council discussed asking the utility board to revisit the fee.
Bolivar council members pressed utility leaders Wednesday after a utility-board decision to raise reconnection fees from $50 to $100, saying the increase will hit residents who are already struggling to pay their bills. The utility board, which met on Feb. 4, also approved a long-term prepaid gas purchase arrangement and reported a 99 score on the state water sanitary survey.
At the meeting S6, who presented the utility report, said the board increased the reconnection fee to reflect the operational costs of sending…
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