utilities

City Council

Topeka City Council holds first public meeting for proposed utility rate increase | #citycouncil

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Topeka City Council members held their first public meeting for the proposed increases in utility rates. The City of Topeka announced the proposal Dec. 5. Proposed utility rate increases for water are 11.5% for 2024 and 2025, and 11.6% for 2026. Wastewater rates would go up 8% in 2024 and 2025, […]

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Mayor

Anticipated MUD rate hike not related to streetcar construction plans

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Omaha-area natural gas and water rates are going up, but the mayor’s office says it’s not because of the streetcar. According to a news release from Mayor Jean Stothert’s office, officials from the Metropolitan Utility District told Omaha City Council members on Tuesday that the rate hikes were needed “to pay […]

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City Council

Resolution fails for national search to find next MLGW CEO | #citycouncil

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – More discussion took place on Tuesday about who will lead the country’s largest publicly-owned utility company. Some Memphis City Council members are at odds with Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland on whether to conduct a nationwide search for Memphis Light Gas and Water’s next CEO. A resolution to conduct a national search […]

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City Council

Ex-City Hall staffer is demanding info on all Woodland utility customers | Government and Politics | #citycouncil

WOODLAND — In mid-August, a most unusual notice went out to all of Woodland’s 2,000 utility customers: Neither or a bill nor a service alert, the communique let them know a citizen wants the city to share their information as part of a public records request. State law gives residents the right to access public documents […]

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Arkansas

Central Arkansas Development Council offering to help people pay high power bills

TEXARKANA, Ark. (KSLA) – Help is now available for Arkansas residents having problems paying their energy bills due to a hotter than normal summer. A steady flow of traffic was seen Monday morning (July 25) at the Central Arkansas Development Council (CADC) in Texarkana. Offices like this in 19 south Arkansas counties started a summer […]

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