City officials said today they would like to see a three-percent increase on user fees for sewers to help pay with operational costs.
The measure is expected to come before the Chattanooga City Council next week. The fee increase would mean an average 70 cent increase on the user’s water bill.
Jerry Stewart, the city’s director of wastewater resources, said stormwater revenues were down this year, partly because more homes, businesses and industries are installing more energy-efficient toilets.
For complete details, see tomorrow’s Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Cliff has worked for the Times Free Press for five years and covers Chattanooga city government. He previously covered Rhea County, as well as transportation and growth and development in Southeast Tennessee. A native of Maryville, Tenn., Cliff graduated in 2003 from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in communications with an emphasis on journalism. Before coming to Chattanooga, he was a crime reporter with Hernando Today, a supplement of The Tampa (Fla.) ...
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