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Carl Junction adopts water-rate increase; ordinance 26-13 set to take effect June 1
Summary
The Carl Junction Board of Aldermen voted 6–0 (two members absent) to adopt an ordinance raising the city's water rates, citing rising operating costs and a need to avoid deficit spending; the change takes effect June 1, 2026.
The Carl Junction Board of Aldermen adopted an ordinance to raise the city's minimum monthly water charge, voting unanimously among those present on May 5, 2026. Chair announced the ordinance passed and assigned it as ordinance 26-13; the increase is slated to take effect June 1, 2026.
Staff presented a rate analysis that recommended a roughly 10% increase to base charges, driven in part by higher electricity costs for operating the system and the need to prevent deficit spending. "This rate will produce up to, you know, if we have a good year where there's dry and everybody…
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