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Sewer utility projects $60,808 shortfall; board postpones rate decision until December
Summary
The sewer utility is projecting a net loss of $60,808; covering the gap would require a 42.35% rate increase, but the board postponed any decision until December to gather more precise impacts and consider applying increases to usage rather than the base fee.
Village President Robert McLimans told the board the sewer utility is projecting a net loss of $60,808 in the coming year. He said closing that gap with rate increases would require a 42.35% increase, noting the village already implemented a 15% increase earlier in the year and a prior 10% increase in the previous year.
Clerk Atterbury reminded the board that unlike water rates, sewer rates are not regulated by the Public Service Commission and can be set by the village. The board discussed focusing increases on the usage fee rather than the base quarterly charge (currently $61.58) and agreed to postpone a final decision until the December meeting to obtain more detailed impact data.
