Utility rate increase lower than expected in 2020

The utility rate increase for City of Emporia residents will be less than expected following a study session of the Emporia City Commission Wednesday morning.

Residents will see a 5 percent increase in water service, 10 percent increase for sewer and 0 percent increase for polycart trash service in 2020. Overall, this amounts to about a 6 percent increase — or about $12 more per year.

Commissioners had approved what amounted to an overall 8 percent increase in city utilities — water, sewer and trash — that would amount to roughly an extra $6 on a bill for a household using 5,000 gallons of water each month earlier this year.

(Read more: Emporia Gazette)