New Hope City Council Approves 2023 Utility Rates

Posted on 12/29/2022

At its Dec. 12 meeting, New Hope City Council approved increases to multiple incremental utility rates for 2023. Water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage rates will increase by 4%, streetlights by 5% and recycling by 25% or $1 per month. The total impact of the rate increases on an average residential utility customer using 5,000 gallons of water per month is estimated to be approximately $4.86 per month.

The operation, maintenance, and capital improvements to the city’s sanitary sewer, water and storm sewer utility systems are each funded by separate enterprise funds within New Hope’s budget. The revenue for each fund comes from the fees charged to the City’s utility customers.

The 2023 utility rates go into effect Jan. 1.