Tekoa council backs off plan for utility surcharge

Gazette Reporter

Tekoa citizens can expect a $4 monthly increase in their water and sewer bill next year, a step down from the $10 added surcharge the council had planned to add to utility bills.

Hoping to ease the financial stress on families during the national recession, the council has put a one-year moratorium on their annual $10 increase for sewer and water.

“We just felt like they were struggling and people were having a hard time paying their bill,” Mayor John Jaeger said.

In 2008, the council enacted a $5 increase on both water and sewer rates, making an extra $10 monthly surcharge on...