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Show MSL Oro Lasfi Ctace On Hr Ratal Mm north and south Davis County. Sunset city currently charges a base fee of $6 per 10.000 gallons: Clearfield's base price is $5.25 for 10.000 gallons; Clinton charges residents resi-dents $7.75 per 12.000 gallons: Syracuse has a fee of $6.15 for 10.000 gallons: and Centerville charges $4.50 per 10.000 gallons. gal-lons. A DECISION on the water rate change is expected at the conclusion of the meeting Tuesday night. Feb. 17. NORTH SAL LAKE North Salt Lake property owners own-ers will get their third and final chance next Tuesday to sound off against the city's proposed water rate hike. SOME OF THE issues to be discussed will be the frequency frequen-cy of water billings and the structure of the rate system. A citizen's committee set up by the city council to study North Salt Lake's water rates has suggested the council adopt a new base charge of $6.50 per 7.000 gallons. In addition, residents living above 350 East would be asked to pay 45 cents per thousand gallons over the base, compared com-pared to 35 cents charged to those living below 350 East. WHEN THE council decided de-cided to make a decision last Tuesday on the rate change, one councilman. Richard Strong, said he first wants to know more specifically what will take place during the changeover. He said he wants to know how frequently residents resi-dents will be billed during winter win-ter months and how the new rate system will effect the operation of the water department. depart-ment. The councilman said the city has suffered from some billing problems in the past and said he wants to answer any possible possi-ble questions before a decision on the rate change is made. THE POINT was made that because some residents leave for a month or so each year their absence make it difficult for the city water department to determine an average per month billing charge. Councilman Strong said one resident was gone for six months and the city had a difficult diffi-cult time trying to determine his average monthly cost with- out either cheating him or the city out of money. THE COUNCIL agreed to allow property owners to attend next Tuesday's council meeting and listen to any complaints com-plaints over the proposed rate change. Two public hearings have already been held with little opposition to the rate change, according to Mayor Robert Palmquist. A RECENT charting of water wa-ter rates done by the Utah League of Cities and Towns shows North Salt Lake slightly below most other towns in |
