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Seneca council hears proposal for progressive utility "turn-on" fee, declines immediate change
Summary
City Manager Raamin Burrell proposed replacing the flat utility "turn-on" fee with a progressive scale (example: $10/$25/$50) to charge transient users more than seasonal residents; council kept existing policy (Resolution 05-18) for now and left the issue open for future reconsideration.
City Manager Raamin Burrell proposed adjusting Seneca's flat utility "turn-on" fee to a progressive scale so repeat or transient accounts would pay higher fees. "The idea was that the first time the fee is incurred it's less, for example: say $10, the second time it's $25, the third time is $50," Burrell told the council at the Aug. 14 meeting, describing the rationale that long-term seasonal residents would pay less than users who are "in and out of town all season."
Mayor Brad Smith and councilors discussed the concept but indicated they were satisfied with the current policy, Resolution 05-18, and did not act to change the fee structure. Burrell said the council could revisit the subject in the future if a member requested it. The council took no formal vote to change rates during the meeting; the existing flat-fee policy remains in effect.
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