By Michele Smith
The Washington Post
Dayton Utility Rate Hike Planned
City’s infrastructure is the focus of the 2017 budget
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DAYTON—City officials have made infrastructure a top priority in 2017.
Reflected in the 2017 budget for the City of Dayton are water and sewer utility rate hikes to help with major capital improvements and provide for ongoing maintenance of the facilities.
The rate hike in 2017 will aid in funding for Phase II of the city’s Wastewater Treatment Facilities Plan, according to City of Dayton Administrator Trina Cole.
Dayton’s wastewater treatment plant was built in 1938. It is a point source facility, which means that after it processes and clarifies sewage, the effluent is pumped into t...
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