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Published March 28, 2012, 08:56 AM

Sewer rates to jump in River Falls

Tuesday night, March 27, the City Council unanimously approved a sewer rate hike of 8.5%. The change should be reflected in June utility bills. The last sewer rate increase of 13.8% came two years ago.

By: Debbie Griffin, River Falls Journal

Tuesday night, March 27, the City Council unanimously approved a sewer rate hike of 8.5%. The change should be reflected in June utility bills. The last sewer rate increase of 13.8% came two years ago.

A low return on investments, slow residential growth, and big utility projects for Cascade Avenue, Radio Road and the South Fork interceptor line were said to be contributing factors for this latest rate increase.

The state’s Public Service Commission also granted the city an increase in water rates of 3%.

The city had applied for a 13% hike.

City water rates haven’t been increased since 1997.

For more on these stories, please see the March 28 print edition of the River Falls Journal.

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