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Honeyville City exploring revisions to water fees
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Following revisions in January to the Honeyville City water master plan, Honeyville is examining additional changes to their water rates. The Rural Water Association of Utah advised the city that the base rate for water has quickly fallen behind inflation since the rate was last increased in 2017. The council is facing competing realities. They expressed hesitation to raise the base rate to match inflation, with in 2017 being equivalent to in today’s dollars, but also understood that not raising the rate at all would mean a bigger increase later. Mayor Bruce Nelson urged the council to...