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Auburn adopts new sewer rates after hearing; protests fall short of majority
Summary
Following a public hearing and a consultant presentation on wastewater treatment and deferred maintenance, the council adopted new sewer service charges and connection fees; the clerk reported 12 written protests out of about 4,842 accounts, not enough to block the change.
The Auburn City Council adopted a resolution on Aug. 12 establishing new sewer service charges and connection fees after a public hearing and presentation of a sewer rate study.
Consultant-supported analysis described infrastructure needs at the wastewater treatment plant and in the collection system, including significant deferred linear-infrastructure repairs. "We are going to need upgrades at our wastewater treatment plant and…
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