LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday night to discuss a proposal that would double city sewer and water rates over the next five years.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
The Tuesday night hearing is part of the Proposition 218 process for implementing utility rate increases.
City officials have said the rate increases are needed to keep up with operational costs and to help the city pursue 10 sewer and water projects that will help it meet state regulatory requirements.
The council also will consider passing the resolutions needed to implement the proposed rate hikes.
The city has received close to 200 protests on the increases. Protest letters may still be delivered to city hall up until the hearing. Members of the public also are invited to come and lodge their protests at the meeting.
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