Thursday, November 22, 2012
City officials approve a new billing rate and structure for residents starting in 2013.
Wheaton City Council members last week approved changes to the city's water billing rate and structure. A study of the City’s water rate performed by an outside firm determined the City needs to raise its rates in order to offset an increase in the amount the City of Chicago and the DuPage Water Commission will be charging Wheaton for water starting in January 2013. The changes also are necessary to support infrastructure improvements needed for the aging water system. Keep up with local news: Sign up for our free daily newsletter. Then, like us on Facebook! City data show the effect the rate changes will have on the average user—a customer with a ¾-inch meter using 600 cubic feet of water in a month—compared to the rate for other …
Monday, October 8, 2012
Proposed water rate changes would begin January 2013.
The City of Wheaton in coming months will consider changes to its water rates after a consultant's study concluded the city's current rate will not generate enough revenue to cover the service, according to a message from the city of Wheaton. Keep up with local news: Sign up for our free daily newsletter. Then, like us on Facebook! Consultants recommended the city needs to increase the amount it charges water customers ane change the way monthly water bills are calculated. Wheaton City Council approved a 30 percent rate increase in January, increasing rates from $2.65 to $3.45 per 100 cubic feet of water, or about $9.60 per month for the average Wheaton customer. The DuPage Water Commission (DWC) will significantly increase the amount it …
Friday, September 21, 2012
City Council members will discuss a proposed change in Wheaton's water rate structure in order to support the costs of the system in fiscal year 2013.
City Council will discuss the Wheaton's water rates at a planning session Monday after a study concluded the current water rate structure will not produce enough revenue to pay for the water system starting fiscal year 2013. Municipal & Financial Services Group, the firm that performed the study for the City of Wheaton, made the following recommendations based on their findings: Wheaton should increase revenues from water rates over the next three years to allow revenues to catch up with water system operating and maintenance expenses and to fund the full cost of operating and maintaining the water system. These increases should be in conjunction with the DuPage Water Commission increases for a total revenue increase of: A new suggested …
