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Council reviews phased water-rate rollout as staff defends steep upper-tier increases
Summary
City staff proposed a phased water-rate change — quarterly billing initially with a planned move to monthly in Q3 — that would push some upper tiers as much as 69% higher; staff said the design protects the water plant and bond payments while council asked for clearer bill-impact examples and public communication.
City staff outlined a proposed update to Minnetrista City water rates that the council is expected to adopt in December, describing a two-step rollout that would keep quarterly billing for the early part of the year and switch to monthly billing in the busiest irrigation quarter.
"What we're trying to do today is kinda fine tune our water rates for adoption on December 8," said Jasper (staff), who framed the change as a phased approach intended to both balance revenue in dry years and encourage conservation. The packet presented quarterly rates and included the…
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