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Board adopts new water rates and large jump in connection fees; questions on communication remain
Summary
Johnsburg adopted updated water rates and a substantial increase in connection-fee revenue assumptions (connection fees noted rising from $12,000 to $112,000 in projections). Board members asked for clearer public communication and implementation timing of April billing next year.
The Town of Johnsburg board voted to adopt new water rates that, according to board discussion, include a large anticipated increase in connection-fee revenue (one presenter noted a projected rise from $12,000 to $112,000). Committee members tied much of the water-budget change to a new EFC loan carrying roughly $106,000 in principal and interest payments that had not been required in prior years.
Questions focused on which categories saw increases (commercial vs municipal) and how the town will notify ratepayers. A board member asked: "And then just for communication, how are we getting this information out to everybody?" The chair asked staff to meet with concerned parties and said the new rates would go into effect in the April billing cycle next year.
