Audrey Caro
After much discussion, the Sweet Home City Council on Oct. 24 approved an increase in wastewater rates beginning Nov. 18 in a 3-2 vote.
Based on an average of wastewater usage, that could mean a $17 increase for anyone whose monthly usage exceeds 300 cubic feet.
Councilors Susan Coleman and Diane Gerson, and newly appointed council member Robert Briana, voted for a resolution establishing the new sewer rates; Mayor Greg Mahler and Councilor…