Clarendon water rates go up Oct. 1

Clarendon residents will see water rate increases next month following action taken by the City Council September 6.

City Administrator David Dockery said water and sewer rates will go up six percent starting October 1.

“We haven’t gone up on our utility rates in some time, and our costs of doing business in terms of supplies, labor, and water from Greenbelt Water Authority have gone up,” Dockery said.

Ordinance 501 increasing those water and sewer rates is published in this week’s Enterprise.

In other city business, aldermen approved the city’s ad valorem tax rate for the coming year, setting it at $0.61375 per $100 valuation.

The council also accepted bids on resurfacing work for Kearney and Taylor streets and nominated Alderman Jacob Fangman to continue to serve on the Donley Appraisal District board.