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Plasterville council adopts multi-year water and sewer rate increases after heated public hearing
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing, the Plasterville City Council voted 4–1 on April 14 to adopt staged water and wastewater rate increases over five years to close current enterprise deficits and meet regulatory and operating costs; city clerk recorded 20 valid protests by the hearing close.
Plasterville — The City Council voted April 14 to approve a series of multi-year increases to water and sewer rates recommended in the Bartle Wells Associates study, citing rising operating costs and an existing budget shortfall in the utilities enterprise.
The council adopted the water rate resolution in a separate roll-call vote (Carter, Clarici, Yarro and Mayor Gotberg voting yes; Vice Mayor No voting no) and then approved the sewer rate schedule with the same vote pattern. City Clerk Regina reported 28 protests received by the close of the hearing, 20 of which met legal protest requirements; she said 1,379 valid protests would have been required to block the changes under…
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