Commissioners set 10% preliminary cap on county-owned utility rate increases
After reviewing a consultant study showing large possible spikes for county-owned water/wastewater rates, Columbia County commissioners voted to set a 10% across-the-board preliminary cap for notices and a final hearing, while acknowledging the consultant's upper bounds could be much higher.
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County counsel and staff presented a Retellus study analyzing water and wastewater rates for county-owned utilities at Ellisville and Mason City. The consultant's initial schedule included large percentage increases in several readiness and commercial charges; counsel said the initial proposed increases ranged "as high as 154% in some categories" and that the board was not obliged to adopt the maximum recommended numbers.
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