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Hamlet adopts FY26 fees, directs sanitation contract talks with Teder and selects LKC for water asset study
Summary
Council adopted the FY26 fee schedule (including a 10% water and sewer increase and new vendor fees), authorized contract negotiations with Teder after a single RFQ response, and directed staff to negotiate with LKC for a water/wastewater asset inventory and assessment funded by grants.
The Hamlet City Council approved several fiscal and procurement items intended to stabilize utility finances and advance planned infrastructure work.
Fee schedule and utility rates: City manager John (S6) said council needed to adopt a FY26 fee schedule to finalize budget numbers. The schedule included a recommended 10% increase to water and sewer rates (manager said the change would be minimal for most customers but needed to help cover loan payments for an upcoming wastewater treatment facility), higher tampering charges, modest…
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