Hamilton Creek residents file petition for water rate appeal

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  • Tim O’Malley (center) and a group of residents who live outside the city limits conducted a series of meetings, including the one here in January, to discuss a 50-percent water rate increase by the city of Marble Falls. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
    Tim O’Malley (center) and a group of residents who live outside the city limits conducted a series of meetings, including the one here in January, to discuss a 50-percent water rate increase by the city of Marble Falls. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
  • A group of residents in the Hamilton Creek area in Burnet County met recently to dispute a water rate hike by the city of Marble Falls. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
    A group of residents in the Hamilton Creek area in Burnet County met recently to dispute a water rate hike by the city of Marble Falls. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
A group of residents just outside the city limits have filed a petition with the Public Utilities Commission to protest a 50-percent water rate increase in their water bills. “We went to looking for avenues for us to fight this,” said Hamilton Creek Ranchettes resident Tim O’Malley, during a Feb. 26 interview with The Highlander. “The avenue we found is the jurisdiction that Marble Falls city…

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