LISBON Village residents may notice their water and sewer bills are a little higher this month since an automatic 3 percent rate increase took effect Jan. 1
LISBON Village residents may notice their water and sewer bills are a little higher this month since an automatic 3 percent rate increase took effect Jan. 1. Board of Public Affairs Chairman Bill Hoover reminded council members about the increase during the council meeting Tuesday night. He said by having automatic increases, rate hikes don’t […]
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LISBON Mayor Peter Wilson took the opportunity at this week’s meeting to remind village council how much they have accomplished this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Nonetheless, we continued to provide a high level of service under very trying circumstances,” he said. “Although the virus was on everyone’s mind, we did accomplish a lot.”
Wilson said first they delivered on a promise made to voters that police department employees would receive significant pay raises, to keep them from leaving, in exchange for raising the village income tax from 1.5 percent to 2 percent.
Council recently approved purchasing a first response vehicle for the fire department and plans are underway to also acquire a new pumper.