City Approves New Water Rate for Water Plant

The City Council approved a new water rate Tuesday night that will add $12.60 per month to each water connection to pay off the $4 million water plant. The annual payments are $153,050 per year.
That rate will go into effect on the loan closing date with the United States Department of Agriculture, expeced sometime in March.
The city accepted eight applications under the HOME Program Wednesday. If you or someone you know still wants to take a shot at the program, the deadline to have an application completed is Feb. 28th