Proposed Sanitary Sewer Rate Increase

After months of placing articles in the Lawrence Lift and social media postings, speaking at Utility Services Board Meetings, I am happy to communicate what we are proposing with respect to the sanitary sewer rate increase. Our financial consultant prepared a rate study with three alternatives. Each alternative calls for phasing in over 4 years and contains debt-service funding to support a $20-million bond issue. This bond issue will address requirements under our new EPA order and projects not performed under the first EPA order. Each alternative includes a provision for two low-volume user tiers, similar to the low-volume tiers in the water rates. 

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