Trumbull County officials confront mounting water fund shortfall and possible rate increases
Sanitary staff warned that multi-year bulk-water price increases have left the county's water fund operating at a loss; commissioners debated whether to raise rates, consolidate districts or seek capital projects to reduce dependence on expensive suppliers.
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Sanitary engineering staff told Trumbull County commissioners that the county's water fund is rapidly losing ground after years of wholesale (bulk) price increases from supplier cities, and presented options that include modest immediate rate increases, longer-term capital projects to shift supply sources and tighter expenditure controls.
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