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Home My WebLink About1979 11-28 Sewer rates going up REVIEW (2) 5ewerrates up The cost of everything seems to be The new non-residential rate for Class A the necessity of a rate increase until now. going up these days. This time the price (over 120 million gallons per year) is.560 The council was given two alternative hike is for sewer service in Maplewood. cents per 1,000 gallons,an increase of .48 rate increase plans.It chose the plan that The Maplewood city council approved cents. The Class B (under 120 million would allow for the raising of sewer rates the first reading of an ordinance at the gallons per year) will go up .37 cents to annually if needed. `` Nov. 14 meeting that will increase the .863 cents per 1,000 gallons used. The alternative plan that was rejected sewer rates by about five percent. If the Minimum charge per quarter for a non- would have future increases every two council passes the second reading of the residential user will be$5.65. years if necessary.This plan would have ordinance at the Dec. 6 meeting, the Without a rate increase there will be a increased single family rates from$16.50 higher rates will go into effect Jan. 1. $84,679 deficit by the end of 1980, Daniel to$20.20 Jan. 1. Faust, city finance director, stated in a THE NEW RATES call for an 80-cent report submitted to the city council. FAUST RECOMMENDED the city increase in the quarterly sewer bills for THE LAST sewer rate increase went council reject the second plan because single family residences and townhouses. into effect Jan.1,1977,and was originally long-range financial projections are The fees will go from$16.50 to$17.30. supposed to cover expenses through Dec. difficult to make and become more Duplex rates will jump$1.60, from$33 31, 1978. inaccurate the farther into the future they to $34.60 per quarter. Bills for apart- However, Faust reports, actual go. to , and for revenues have been higher than an- If the council approves the second mwills, up 60 condominiumsceuts per mobile homesni ticipated and actual expenses have been reading of the ordinance, the January will to p100. The new sqenior citizen lower than anticipated. This has delayed sewer bills will include the rate increases. $13.unit rate will rise 40 cents, from$8.25 to $8.65.