Under the proposed agreement, intersections at Second Avenue and Main Street, Fourth Avenue and Main Street and Railroad Street and Main Street would welcome bump outs and landscape features.
"I’m sympathetic to all those who are struggling with this looming rate increase, but I also want to emphasize this is what it’s going to take to keep water running," Councilwoman Susan Tjarks said
Mayor Bob Everson said officials with B-Y Water District have threatened the city that it would shut water supply off at times when Mitchell exceeds the maximum daily capacity
Under the equitable rate structure, a home with a 1-inch water meter a typical size for a Mitchell home would have a monthly water base rate of $13 in 2023 with a $5.10 per unit charge