Residential and Commercial customers in Rochelle will see an increase May 1st on their water and sewer bill.
The council approved the proposal last night in a 5-0 vote. Absent from the meeting were councilmen Ed Rice and Dennis Berg. Superintendent Kathy Cooper talked about the increase in rates for the averaged RMU customer. Their monthly bill would go up about 5 dollars a month in the 1st year and around a dollar each month for the final 2 years.
Cooper said that the additional money will be used in several projects.
The new water tower on the south side of town will be in operation in 3 to 4 years. This will give Rochelle 4 water towers for the community.
City officials approved the proposal to have an Adopt-A-Road program. There will be 16 routes involving roads in the Hub City. Volunteers in the community would clean up a section of the street twice a year.
Work will begin on the School Avenue bridge at the end of this month with a completion date at the end of August. The bid totaled just over 1 million dollars with engineering costs of just under $98,000.
Work will also be done at the intersection of School Avenue and Turkington Terrace.
The council also approved sidewalk cafes in the dowtown area and recognized the telecommunicators in the police department for their fine work.
City officials met in executive session to talk about personnel, union contracts, along with the purchase or lease of property. No action was taken.
