City water rates likely to rise, but by how much?

Repayment of the $4.8 million loan approved by USDA-Rural Development for the City of New Rockford's water infrastructure project was discussed at the Jan. 7 commission meeting. The general consensus of the commission was to avoid special assessments for the project. Instead, commissioners reviewed calculations from Ritzke for increasing monthly water utility rates and/or using sales tax revenu...