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Conneaut manager proposes average water‑bill rise of $6–$10 starting Feb. 1; outlines streaming, paving and development items
Summary
City Manager Sanford told Council on Jan. 12 that mandatory 2025 operational costs left a $475,000 gap, prompting a proposed water‑rate increase that would add roughly $6 to $10 to the average monthly bill effective Feb. 1, 2026; he also announced the first live YouTube broadcast and noted a Tractor Supply zoning application.
City Manager Mr. Sanford updated Conneaut City Council on operations and near‑term proposals during the Jan. 12 meeting, announcing a proposed increase to customer water rates, the city's first live YouTube broadcast of a council meeting and several infrastructure and development items.
Mr. Sanford said mandatory operational increases in 2025 reduced cash reserves by roughly $475,000 and that staff will submit a capital improvement plan to consultant Raftelis as part of a water‑rate study. "It is necessary [to] increase rate base to cover an additional $475,000 for mandatory operational increases that we encountered throughout 2025," he said, adding that the change "amounts to an…
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