Some local residents are working to repeal the city council’s recent decision to raise water rates. Those behind the grassroots effort are hoping to get a measure on an upcoming ballot.
Water and sewer fees in Aberdeen are going to keep on rising. It’s unclear precisely how much, but the hike is something residents are going to notice over the next few years.
Grappling with Short Term Rentals; Water Rates and Sewer Rates rising (like nearly everything else); how Rossland Yards affordable housing will be managed; a bylaw the City needs to pass every year but hasn’t used since 1999; Arts Centre Society progress; events at RED coming up in March …
The Willmar City Council on Monday, Nov. 6, unanimously approved a water rate increase and in a split 6-1 vote approved electric rate increases. Water rates will increase by 20% beginning January 2024 and electric rates will increase 5%.