The Nodaway Rural Water District Board starts the process of passing on to customers, increased prices the district will pay from the city of Maryville.
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The district's 2800 customers will be getting a notification letter soon.
That's after the board on Monday (August 17) decided to consider recommendations at the September meeting of how to pass on two increases coming from Maryville.
The city will increase its rate 50 percent this January and another 50 percent in January of 2028.
The district's financial advisor, Joey McLiney, said rural water customers face an increase of $20 dollars per month per connection next year, followed by an increase in 2028 of $30 dollars a month per connection.
The board has yet to decide how to distribute the increased cost from the city among residential and other customer categories.
McLiney and the district's consulting engineer, Brock Pfost, brought up the unsuccessful attempt by the rural district to share in the cost of the city's new water treatment plant.
The board agreed with their financial advisor to finalize the rate increase as soon as possible.
The rural district is in a contract to buy water from Maryville through the year 2035.
