From The Monte Vista Journal (Dianne James):
Water rates: Due to the costs for thawing and repair of water lines, the city of Monte Vista is amending the current water rate structure.
Sewer rates: The City reported that wastewater revenues have decreased by approximately 8.8 percent compared with 2008, and the city anticipates a decline in water usage and wastewater fee revenue. The city said in the resolution,“Increases in costs have also resulted from capital requirements, maintenance of equipment and rising business costs. Projections indicate that sewer operations will operate in a deficit without an amended rate structure.”
Storm drain maintenance: The current storm drain base fee is $.50 charged to each account within the city limits, a fee adopted back in 2001 and which was supposed to increase each year by the same percentage as the cost of living increase applied to city personnel, however, according to city records, the increase was never implemented.
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