MEEKER | Meeker’s Board of Trustees and town staff began preliminary discussions about the need to raise water rates at last week’s meeting.
Town Manager Mandi Etheridge explained that the current rate structure covers operational costs, but provides a “very slim margin” — about 9% — for building reserves in the water fund. “With the ever-increasing costs of maintenance and infrastructure, reserves are not going to be enough for replacement and repair of aging infrastructure.”