The cost of a new well, storage tank and other upgrades for Hewitt s Commerce Park Water Plant now stands at $8.8 million, up from an initial estimate of $6.6 million.
The Hewitt City Council will raise the city s property tax rate by 0.66 cents per $100 valuation in a year when the average home value has increased by nearly 12%.
Hewitt s draft budget holds the tax rate steady amid rising values, gives employees a 6% raise, with more for police, and accounts for a bond funding a new fire station.