MFalls stays course on water rate hike

  •  City officials stated past upgrades as well as current standard requirements hastened their decision to upgrade the system and raise rates to out-of-city customers. File photo
    City officials stated past upgrades as well as current standard requirements hastened their decision to upgrade the system and raise rates to out-of-city customers. File photo
Marble Falls city officials have opted to continue with a 50 percent rate hike on out of-city water customers as one community launches the process of appealing the increase to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). “The city’s rate consultants prepared a comprehensive cost of service study that showed that the average cost of serving an outside customer is 61.8 percent greater than for inside…

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