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City to review utility rates after upping late fees on water, sewer
City hall
The city of Dawsonville has voted to commission a review of the city’s current utility rates to determine if there is a need to increase the rates for water and sewer after a new ordinance increasing late fees was ratified earlier this month. The city’s last increase on utilities was in July of 2016. After a vote by city council Sept. 24, city staff will be commissioning the study. The cost has not been determined, but Finance Administrator Hayden Wiggins said there is money in the city’s enterprise funds to fund it. “Whatever they propose, we don’t have to do a rate increase, but that’s something we need to consider as we grow and continue to add people to the city,” Mayor Mike Eason said.