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Plain Dealing introduces ordinance to adjust water and sewer rates; details not specified
Summary
The Board of Aldermen introduced Ordinance No. 1 of 2025 on Jan. 7 to adopt new inside and outside water and sewer rates in Chapter 30 of the town code, citing a rate study by the Louisiana Rural Water Association; the minutes record the introduction but do not include the proposed rates or effective date.
The Board of Aldermen of the Town of Plain Dealing introduced Ordinance No. 1 of 2025 on Jan. 7, a proposal to adopt new water and sewer rates for customers inside and outside the town limits.
According to the minutes, the ordinance would amend Article I of Chapter 30 (Utilities) of the town’s Code of Ordinances and was introduced based on a rate study by the Louisiana Rural Water Association. Councilmembers Jeff Benson and Emily Jennings moved and seconded the introduction, and the board approved the motion. No public comment or rate tables were recorded in the minutes.
The minutes do not state the specific new rates, the proposed effective date, or the schedule for subsequent readings and public hearings. Because the ordinance was only introduced, it must return for further readings and formal adoption before any rate changes take effect.
Next steps recorded in the meeting indicate the ordinance will be processed per town procedures; the minutes include no further technical or financial detail and do not specify whether the rate study itself was included in meeting materials.
