Lakeland approves first reading to bump up sewer rates
I think this levels the playing field, but it’s going to go back to folks paying a lot of money for sewer to water their lawns most likely,” Lakeland commissioner Jim Atkinson said. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Currently, Lakeland has a declining sewer rate scale that does not reflect the cost of service and has no minimum bill and no cost-of-living adjustment.
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City of Lakeland Lakeland Board of Commissioners sewer rates Stonebridge Mayor Josh Roman Jim AtkinsonMichael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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