The information provided below reflects the City administration’s plan presented to city council to increase the wastewater rates to all users. The plan was for a 15% increase over the first 3 years and following that the increases would continue at the rate of 10% per year automatically in perpetuity (without end unless city council decided to intervene). Several members of the public were aware of how unrealistic this rate increase is and asked city council to delay approval until after the details were shared with the public. City council agreed with the citizens’ complaint and scheduled a public zoom meeting on January 19 at 6:30pm. Additionally council showed concern over the automatic rate increase of 10% which would occur in the 4th year as the plan is currently designed.
Please review the outline below which shows how the average waste water monthly bill of $19.60 will balloon year by year over the next 20 years. For example after 10 years $19.60 will increase to $58.09, after 15 years it will be $93.55, and since the interest rate is designed to compound the cost will be $150.67 in the 20th year. Please consider how you feel about this increase and email your city council member and state your concerns. The legislation to implement the increase will probably come up for a final reading and vote before city council on January 25th.
|
Family of 1 or 2 |
4ccf/month |
NEW RATE |
% Increase |
Family of 4 or 5 |
8ccf/month |
NEW RATE |
|
19.60 |
Current |
39.20 |
Current |
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|
1st year 15% incr. |
2.94 |
5.88 |
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|
22.54 |
$ 22.54 |
45.08 |
$ 45.08 |
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|
2nd year 15% incr. |
3.38 |
6.76 |
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|
25.92 |
$ 25.92 |
51.84 |
$ 51.84 |
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|
3rd year 15% incr. |
3.89 |
7.78 |
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|
29.81 |
$ 29.81 |
52% |
incr. after 3 years |
59.62 |
$ 59.62 |
|
|
yr 4 10% incr. |
2.98 |
5.96 |
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|
32.79 |
$ 32.79 |
65.58 |
$ 65.58 |
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|
yr 5 10% incr. |
3.28 |
6.56 |
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|
36.07 |
$ 36.07 |
72.14 |
$ 72.14 |
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|
yr 6 10% incr. |
3.61 |
7.21 |
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|
39.68 |
$ 39.68 |
79.35 |
$ 79.35 |
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|
yr 7 10% incr. |
3.97 |
7.94 |
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|
43.64 |
$ 43.64 |
87.29 |
$ 87.29 |
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|
yr 8 10% incr. |
4.36 |
8.73 |
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|
48.01 |
$ 48.01 |
96.02 |
$ 96.02 |
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|
yr 9 10% incr. |
4.80 |
9.60 |
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|
52.81 |
$ 52.81 |
105.62 |
$ 105.62 |
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|
yr 10 10% incr. |
5.28 |
10.56 |
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|
58.09 |
$ 58.09 |
196% |
incr. after 10 years |
116.18 |
$ 116.18 |
|
|
yr 11 10% incr. |
5.81 |
11.62 |
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|
63.90 |
$ 63.90 |
226% |
incr. after 11 years |
127.80 |
$ 127.80 |
|
|
yr 12 10% incr. |
6.39 |
12.78 |
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|
70.29 |
$ 70.29 |
259% |
incr. after 12 years |
140.58 |
$ 140.58 |
|
|
yr 13 10% incr. |
7.03 |
14.06 |
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|
77.32 |
$ 77.32 |
294% |
incr. after 13 years |
154.63 |
$ 154.63 |
|
|
yr 14 10% incr. |
7.73 |
15.46 |
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|
85.05 |
$ 85.05 |
334% |
incr. after 14 years |
170.10 |
$ 170.10 |
|
|
yr 15 10% incr. |
8.50 |
17.01 |
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|
93.55 |
$ 93.55 |
377% |
incr. after 15 years |
187.11 |
$ 187.11 |
|
|
yr 16 10% incr. |
9.36 |
18.71 |
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|
102.91 |
$ 102.91 |
425% |
incr. after 16 years |
205.82 |
$ 205.82 |
|
|
yr 17 10% incr. |
10.29 |
20.58 |
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|
113.20 |
$ 113.20 |
478% |
incr. after 17 years |
226.40 |
$ 226.40 |
|
|
yr 18 10% incr. |
11.32 |
22.64 |
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|
124.52 |
$ 124.52 |
535% |
incr. after 18 years |
249.04 |
$ 249.04 |
|
|
yr 19 10% incr. |
12.45 |
24.90 |
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|
136.97 |
$ 136.97 |
599% |
incr. after 19 years |
273.94 |
$ 273.94 |
|
|
yr 20 10% incr. |
13.70 |
27.39 |
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|
150.67 |
$ 150.67 |
669% |
incr. after 20 years |
301.34 |
$ 301.34 |