Silver Lake Water Rates

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED
WATER RATES AND CHARGES
OF THE TOWN OF SILVER LAKE, INDIANA
Property owners, ratepayers, and other interested parties in or served or to be served by the Water Utility of the Town of Silver Lake, Indiana (the “Town”) are hereby notified that at the May 8, 2024, meeting of the Town Council (the “Council”), the Council introduced proposed Ordinance No. 06-02-24 which increases the rates and charges for the Town’s water utility. The Council will hold a public hearing on June 12, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. local time in the Town Hall, 604 N. Jefferson St., Silver Lake, Indiana, 46982, in order to receive public input on such Ordinance and will consider adoption thereof at such time. For further information regarding the proposed Ordinance, please contact Ms. Tonya Conley, Clerk- Treasurer, Town of Silver Lake, at (260) 352-2120. The schedule of fees that will be discussed at the June 12, 2024, hearing are as follows:
Section 1. That there shall be and there are hereby established for the use of and the services rendered by the Waterworks System of the Town of Silver Lake, the following rates and charges, based on the use of water supplied by said Waterworks System:
a) Metered Rates Per Month Per 1,000 Gallons
Phase I* Phase II*
First 2,000 gallons $14.53 $16.27
Next 4,000 gallons 11.47 12.85
Next 14,000 gallons 8.57 9.60
Over 20,000 gallons 6.07 6.80
b) Minimum Charge Minimum Monthly Rate
Size of Meter Phase I* Phase II*
5/8” – 3/4” meter $29.06 $32.54
1” meter 42.69 47.81
1-1/2” meter 59.71 66.88
2” meter 85.08 95.30
3” meter 127.82 143.17
4” meter 255.34 286.03
6” meter 425.51 476.67
c) Unmetered Users Phase I* Phase II*
For each user of the system that does not have a
water meter installed, there shall be a monthly
charge as follows: $52.15 $58.40
d) Fire Hydrants
Private hydrants – per hydrant – per annum $1,276.65 $1,429.85
Surcharge for users receiving service outside
Town corporate limits (per monthly bill) $7.50 $8.40
e) Private Fire Protection – Per Annum
(Extinguishing Fires Only) Per connection $2,127.55 $2,382.85
f) Public Hydrant Surcharge
Size of Meter Phase I* Phase II*
5/8” – 3/4” $6.89 $7.72
1” 17.21 19.28
1-1/2” 34.38 38.51
2” 55.03 61.63
3” 103.16 115.54
4” 171.98 192.62
6” 343.92 385.19
* Phase I is effective with September 2024 billings. Phase II is effective with September 2025 billings.
At such hearing and prior to final adoption of said Ordinance, all interested parties may appear and be heard. A copy of Ordinance No. 06-01-24 may be examined at the office of the Clerk-Treasurer.
Dated this_____day of May, 2024.
TOWN COUNCIL, TOWN OF SILVER LAKE
/s/, Tonya Conley, Clerk-Treasurer
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