Residential water customers in Fayetteville will see a 39-cent increase on the standard water bill and seniors, all of whom receive a discount in Fayetteville, will see an increase of 33 cents.
The move to establish a 2.4 percent increase in the water and sewer budget to ensure that the city can meet required debt service obligations outlined in the 2010 and 2013 Series Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds was approved by the Fayetteville City Council on July 19.
The motion to enact the increases was adopted on a 3-0 vote. Voting for the measure were councilmen Harlan Shirley, Kathaleen Brewer and Rich Hoffman. Councilmen Scott Stacy and Paul Oddo were not at the meeting.
The current minimum residential rate for water for the first 2,000 gallons is $16.30. That rate is proposed to increase to $16.69, an increase of 39 cents.
The senior rate, a special rate offered to Fayetteville seniors, comes with a current minimum residential rate of $13.88. The new rate is proposed at $14.21, a 33-cent increase.
The current minimum residential sewer rate is $18.31. The proposed rate comes with an increase of 44 cents to $18.75.
For seniors, the current minimum sewer rate is $15.55. The new rate would be $15.92, representing a 39-cent increase.
The current commercial rate for water is $32.10, with the new rate proposed at $32.87, an increase of 77 cents.
The current commercial sewer rate is $29.91. The proposed rate would bring a cost of $30.63, an increase of 72 cents.
The current per 1,000 gallon rate for all users beyond the minimum rate is $3.27 for sewer and $3.26 for water. That price is proposed to increase to $3.35 for sewer and $3.34 for water.
