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Board clarifies franchise-fee language for large water and sewer users
Summary
Directors advanced ordinances to confirm a 10% utility franchise fee and to preserve contractual waivers for very large water and sewer users; city attorney said prior MOUs referred to a potential development that never occurred and language includes usage triggers (750,000 gpd sewage; ~1,000,000 gpd water).
The Little Rock Board of Directors advanced two ordinances amending franchise-fee language for Central Arkansas Water and the Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority and confirmed that the city retains the authority to negotiate alternative agreements with very large water and sewer users.
Mr. Carpenter, the city attorney, told the board the ordinances were intended to clarify that the 10% franchise-fee figure has been the operative rate (since increases adopted in 2007)…
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