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NOTICE OF A HEARING ON PROPOSED RATES AND CHARGES
Property owners and other interested parties in the Town of Mentone are hereby notified that Ordinan ce No. 10-411, establishing rates and charges for services to be rendered by the sewage works, was intr o duced at a meeting of the Town Council held on February 1, 2010. At a meeting of the Town Council t o be held at 6:30 p.m. on March 1, 2010, in the Mentone Town Hall, there will be a public hearing on the matter of the rates and charges and consideration of adoption of said Ordinance No. 10-411, which provides in part as follows:
SECTION 3.
The sewage rates and charges shall be based on the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises subject to such rates and charges, as the same is measured by the water meter there in use, plus a base charge based on the size of the water meter installed, except as herein otherwise provided. For the purpose of billing and collecting the charges for sewage service, the water meters shall be read mon thly and the users shall be billed each month (or period equaling a month). The water usage schedule on
| which determined shall be as follows: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase I - Effective Upon Adoption of This Ordinance | |||
| All Class I Users | |||
| (1) Treatment rate per 1,000 gallons per usage per month: | |||
| USER | DEBT | ||
| CHARGE | SERVICE | TOTAL | |
| $3.22 | $ .86 | $4.08 | |
| Plus | |||
| (2) Base rate per month: | |||
| 5/8” - 3/4” water meter | $10.30 | $ 1.55 | $11.85 |
| 1” water meter | 18.85 | 4.35 | 23.20 |
| 1 1/4 - 1 1/2” water meter | 37.55 | 10.45 | 48.00 |
| 2” water meter | 61.36 | 18.29 | 79.65 |
| 3” water meter | 135.00 | 42.35 | 177.35 |
| 4” water meter | 237.36 | 75.54 | 312.90 |
| 6” water meter | 526.28 | 170.52 | 696.80 |
| 8” water meter | 934.45 | 304.15 | 1,238.60 |
For users of the sewage works that are unmetered water users or accurate meter readings are not avai l able, the monthly charge shall be determined by equivalent single family dwelling units; except as h erein provided. Sewage service bills shall be rendered once each month (or period equaling a month). The schedule on which said rates and charges shall be determined is as follows:
MONTHLY RATE USER DEBT CHARGE SERVICE TOTAL
Residential Single Family Dwelling Unit (based on 5,000 gallons) $26.40 5.85 32.25
Phase II - Effective January 1, 2011 All Class I Users
able, the monthly charge shall be determined by equivalent single family dwelling units; except as h erein provided. Sewage service bills shall be rendered once each month (or period equaling a month). The schedule on which said rates and charges shall be determined is as follows:
MONTHLY RATE USER DEBT CHARGE SERVICE TOTAL
Residential Single Family Dwelling Unit (based on 5,000 gallons) $33.86 7.54 41.40 At such hearing and prior to final adoption of said Ordinance, all interested parties may appear and be
heard. A copy of Ordinance No. 10-411 may be examined at the office of the Clerk-Treasurer at 201 W. Main St., Mentone, IN. Dated this 4th day of February, 2010 f8
