Crestview to increase water and sewer fees
Deposits on those services also increased, as did the minimum fees for all water and sewer connections.
Inside city limits, the base fee for 2,000 gallons of water increased from $10.78 to $11.32 and the base fee for sewer increased from $20.05 to $21.04.
Outside city limits, the base fee for 2,000 gallons of water increased from $16.17 to $16.98 and the base fee for sewer increased from $30.07 to $31.57.
City staff noted the council would begin renewing the fee schedule each year with the aim of actualizing costs for various city departments on a more regular schedule.
City manager Tim Bolduc said the water department saw the highest fee increases.
“Most of it is pretty small changes. The biggest change is in the impact fee section for water and for sewer. Hopefully, those fees will cover material costs and anything in addition to that.”
He said the city commissioned an internal study to set the rates at a reasonable amount.
“We brought it up not even to the actual cost but just below what we thought we could handle within one year,” Bolduc said.
The fee rate increase passed the council on a 5-0 vote on Aug. 22.
The highest price changes included increasing the price of a water connection inside city limits, which doubled from $2,000 to $4,000 per hook up. Water connections outside city limits also doubled from $3,000 to $6,000 per connection.
Sewer connections inside city limits are $500 more per connection across the board under the new schedule, with rates varying from $1,520 to $2,660 up from $1,020 and $2,160.
Outside the city limits, sewer connections increased between $750 and $1,290 per connection. What previously ranged from $1,580 to $2,700 will now cost between $2,280 and $3,990.
![A Main Street road closure is planned on two occasions Dec. 4 in Crestview. [PIXABAY.COM]](https://crestviewbulletin.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/d1a5f87e-5782-4a02-af0f-d4013a3cd84c-roadsign0630.jpg)
