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Updated: September 22, 2023 @ 5:07 am
Manhattan city commissioners on Tuesday supported increasing water and wastewater rates, though they didn’t decide exactly what the increase would be.
Randy DeWitt, assistant director of public works for water and wastewater, suggested an increase between 4% and 6% for the water fund overall.
With a 4% increase, he said the city government’s water fund would drop below the recommended level by 2026. He said he would recommend the 6%increase to help with longevity.
Commissioner Linda Morse said she’d like to go ahead with the 4% hike because the budget is already packed tightly.
DeWitt also suggested a 3% rate increase for wastewater.
The average resident would pay $1.42 per month in additional costs with the 3% wastewater increase and $1.47 more for the 4% water rate increase.
Public works staff recommendations include an extra 75 cents per month for residents in stormwater utilities, which was intended to reduce the difference between commercial and residential rates.
“Good briefing, and I’m glad we got those things leveled out so everyone is paying the same for runoff,” Commissioner Wynn Butler said.
Commercial properties used to have a lower rates than residential, but that has changed within the last few years. Now those charges are balanced, said city manager Ron Fehr.
Commissioners didn’t take a vote.
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