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Arapahoe council approves water, electric and sewer rate increases effective Nov. 1
Summary
The Arapahoe City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 6 to adopt Resolutions 2024-15 through 2024-18, raising the city’s water, electric and sewer charges — including a water rate of $1.83 per 1,000 gallons and a sewer rate of $0.42 per 1,000 gallons — effective Nov. 1, 2024.
Mayor John E. Koller presided over the Arapahoe City Council meeting on Aug. 6, 2024, where the council approved four resolutions to raise utility and meter charges effective Nov. 1, 2024.
Resolution 2024-15 increases the city’s minimum water charge to $32.25 and sets the water rate at $1.83 per 1,000 gallons. Resolution 2024-16 applies a $32.25 minimum and a $0.97 per 1,000-gallon rate to water transfers to the Village of Holbrook. Resolution 2024-17 adopts a revised electric-meter charge and a tiered winter/summer kWh schedule for residential, commercial, municipal and irrigation customers; the resolution states those rates remain in effect until amended. Resolution 2024-18 raises the sewer minimum charge to $16.75 and sets the sewer rate at $0.42 per 1,000 gallons.
Councilman Polston moved to approve Resolutions 2024-15 through 2024-18 and Councilman Carpenter seconded. The roll-call vote recorded Ayes: Middagh, Kreutzer, Paulsen, Carpenter and Polston; Absent: tenBensel. The Mayor declared the motion passed.
Why it matters: these rate changes affect household and business utility bills beginning Nov. 1, 2024. The electric resolution includes a multi-tier schedule with different customer classes and seasonal rates; customers with meters listed as “Sunshine Village” are included in the schedule shown to council. The resolutions state the new charges remain in effect until amended by the city.
Next step: the resolutions are effective Nov. 1, 2024, per each ordinance text recorded in the meeting materials. Council did not record additional public hearings or appeals on these items at this session.
