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Mound officials present worst-case plan showing water bills would rise whether or not city builds treatment plant
Summary
Deputy City Manager Leila Deaton told the Mound City Council a conservative funding scenario for a water treatment plant would add roughly $13/month for a medium residential user; staff framed the numbers as a worst‑case if no state bonding arrives and said rate increases are needed even without a plant.
Leila Deaton, deputy city manager for the city of Mound, told the City Council the city’s latest utility rate study shows residents will face higher water bills even if the council ultimately declines to build a water treatment plant.
Deaton said the city has been updating a financial management plan and a utility rate study since 2023 at the Public Facilities Authority’s request and that tonight’s presentation was informational rather than a decision point. She said a recent $12,000,000 site-preparation project is under way and fully funded; the remaining construction cost estimate for a water treatment plant is about $30,000,000, producing a $42,000,000 program total.
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