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Algood council approves new water and sewer rates to take effect Jan. 1, 2025
Summary
The Algood City Council voted unanimously to approve ordinance 713‑24 on second reading, adopting new water and sewer rates to begin Jan. 1, 2025, after citing cost increases from the city of Cookeville that raised wholesale water and sewer charges earlier this year.
Algood Mayor Fer called the council to approve ordinance 713‑24, which sets new water and sewer rates for in‑city and outside‑city customers, and the measure passed on a unanimous vote.
The ordinance, the mayor said, is a response to higher wholesale charges from the city of Cookeville. "We are asking that it take effect January the 1st," Mayor Fer said, explaining the council had absorbed wholesale increases earlier in the year but could no longer continue doing so. During remarks the mayor cited a roughly 15.1% increase in water costs and said sewer charges rose by a larger percentage this year.
The council opened a public hearing on the ordinance and, receiving no public comment, moved directly to a second‑reading vote. Mayor Fer made the motion to approve the ordinance on second reading; Miss Walker seconded. The vote was unanimous.
Why it matters: The change shifts part of the higher wholesale costs the city has been absorbing onto local utility customers beginning Jan. 1, 2025. The council did not receive public testimony during the hearing.
What’s next: The ordinance will take effect Jan. 1, 2025, as stated in the motion and as recorded in the council’s action.
