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Nelson County board asks staff to rework Piney River water and sewer increases, favors smaller annual hikes
Summary
After staff presented a multi-year schedule that would more than double bills for some customers by 2028, the Nelson County Board of Supervisors directed staff to return with a revised ordinance and agreed in principle to smaller, predictable annual increases (the board discussed a 7% compounded approach effective July 1, 2026).
The Nelson County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 13 directed county staff to return in December with a revised ordinance to raise Piney River water and sewer rates in a more gradual, predictable way after hearing concern that the advertised schedule was unaffordable for many customers.
Finance Director Grace E. Mawyer told the Board that a five-year analysis produced an average operational breakeven rate of $74.52 per month and an operational-plus-capital breakeven rate of $107.62 for the Piney River system. Staff’s advertised ordinance (O2025-09) showed staged increases that would raise a combined water, sewer and grinder-pump bill from $68.50 today to $85.65 on Jan. 1, 2026 and to $154.26 by July 1, 2028.
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