FORT SCOTT — City water, sewer and stormwater rates will rise 3% starting with the first full billing cycle in January, after the Fort Scott City Commission passed the three ordinances 4-0 on Nov. 3.
The basic monthly sewer charge, which includes up to 2,300 gallons, goes from $26.42 to $27.21, and a separate $10 monthly infrastructure fee also applies. Commissioner Tracy Dancer says 81 cents in the video; the ordinance figures show a 79-cent increase. Under the water ordinance, the minimum charge for up to 1,500 gallons is $16.03 a month.
Commissioner Tim Van Hoecke caught a missing decimal point in the stormwater ordinance, which listed the smallest tier at $573 a month instead of $5.73. The commission passed it as amended, and the corrected ordinance comes back at the next meeting.
Commissioner Tracy Dancer asked whether the rate on water sold to rural water would also rise. City Manager Brad Matkin said it would go up the same 3%. Asked whether rural water pays less than city customers, Matkin said, “I do not think so, no. I’d have to ask Devin.”
Read the full story on the Nov. 3 meeting.