Westminster Eagle: Water, sewage rates will be subject of upcoming Westminster city meeting

Westminster Eagle: Water, sewage rates will be subject of upcoming Westminster city meeting

Labels and related: Water and Sewer Westminster, Water and Sewer Westminster Rates and Fees, Westminster Dept Public Works Water and Sewer

Wednesday, December 12, 2007: 20071126 Municipal and Financial Services Group Westminster Water and Wastewater Rate and Fee Study presentation

20080728 Westminster Mayor and Common Council Agenda for July 28 2008

Water, sewage rates will be subject of city meeting

Officials say new structure is needed for more accurate billing

Posted on the Westminster Eagle web site 7/23/08

A new structure for water and sewer rates for the City of Westminster will be unveiled and discussed at the Monday, July 28, meeting of the mayor and Common Council.

The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the John Street Quarters of the Westminster Fire Department. Council meetings are usually held in city hall, but are often moved to the John Street building to accommodate larger crowds.

Since the fall of last year, the city has been conducting a study to revise its water and sewer rates.

During the budget review process, city officials warned that a new structure is needed to accurately bill for water usage and update the city's water service rates.

At the July 28 meeting, officials are expected to unveil a study on the matter, and also accept comments on the proposed rates. For more information call 410-848-9000.

http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/343/water-rates-will-be-subject-city-meeting/

20080723 Westminster Eagle: Water, sewage rates will be subject of upcoming Westminster city meeting

Meeting to address water and sewage rate structure by Bryan Schutt for the Carroll County Times

Meeting to address water and sewage rate structure by Bryan Schutt for the Carroll County Times

Meeting to address water and sewage rate structure

By Bryan Schutt, Times Staff Writer

Monday, July 21, 2008

A water and sewage rate structure study will likely show the need for Westminster to raise its water rates and correct deficiencies in the current billing structure, according to several city officials.

The study, which was started last winter by Municipal and Financial Services Group, will be unveiled during the July 28 meeting of the mayor and Common Council. The meeting will not be a public hearing and the rate structure will not be set then, but residents will have the chance to voice their concerns or thoughts on the study.

Although the city has not made the study available to the public, Mayor Thomas Ferguson said the current rate structure is essentially upside down and the city is generating insufficient reserves from the current billing system.

He said the rate structure, which has been in place for decades, basically has a quantity discount, which is one point the study examines.

Another area that he believes the study will address is the rate structure and financial risks involved for residents in and outside of city limits. Currently, people out of the city limits pay slightly higher water rates, the mayor said.

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Reach staff writer Bryan Schutt at 410-857-7886 or bryan.schutt@carrollcountytimes.com.

If you go

What: Second monthly meeting of the mayor and Common Council

Why: To discuss the water and sewer rate structure study

Where: John Street Quarters of the Westminster Fire Hall, 28 John St.

When: 7 p.m. July 28

Information: City Hall, 410-848-9000

Read the rest here: Meeting to address water and sewage rate structure

20080721 Meeting to address water and sewage rate structure by Bryan Schutt for the Carroll County Times

20020708 Westminster Drought Management Plan

Westminster Drought Management Plan

July 8^th, 2002

http://www.westgov.com/general/drought_mgmt.asp

On July 8, 2002, The Mayor and Common Council of Westminster adopted Ordinance No. 683 which amended Chapter 160 of the Westminster City Code entitled "Water".

In accordance with Section 160-13 of the Westminster City Code, the following Drought Management Plan proposed by the Director of Planning and Public Works and approved by The Mayor and Common Council of Westminster by Resolution No. R02-5, on July 8, 2002, governs the drought management of the City of Westminster's water system.

Click on the following links to download or view the Drought Management Plan and related documents:

Resolution No. R02-5

Drought Management Plan

Mandatory Water Use Restrictions (in effect during Stage 3 - Red status only)

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