Lander County adopts new Austin water and sewer fee schedule after extended debate
After a multi-hour discussion about yard-water accounts, reconnection fees and revenue impacts, Lander County commissioners adopted a resolution that folds system-obligation fees into new monthly rates and establishes a $2,500 connection fee for meters unused three years or more, with implementation staged by recorded parcel consolidations.
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The Lander County Commission voted to adopt a revised connection- and monthly-fee schedule for Austin’s water and sewer systems after an extended discussion that focused on equity for yard-water (water-only) accounts, revenue impacts from eliminating separate system-obligation fees (SOF), and a new $2,500 connection fee for meters not used for three years.
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