After having the second reading of Ordinance 1064, the City of Levelland will be enacting the utility increase ordinance Friday.
Residential garbage rates within the city received several changes. For one family resident homes, the rate is increased to $28.49 from $27.53. Apartments and apartment housing up to 16 units increased to $28.49 from $27.53 for first unit and to $20.92 from $20.21 each additional unit.
Manufactured home parks or subdivisions located on one meter increased to $28.49 from $27.53 for each unit. Manufactured homes located behind residences and on same meters increased to $28.49 from $27.53. Manufactured homes located on separate meters whether on one lot or in manufactured park or subdivision now sit at $28.49 instead of $27.53. Churches also made the jump to $28.49 from the $27.53. For mercantile, professional, and business garbage rates within the city limits, the monthly charge for service will be $62.80 per container per number of pickups per week.
Special service charges, which include each extra pickup, will be $41.99 per container. For wastewater rates within the city, residential customers will pay a wastewater service fee of $17.29 per month.
Wastewater service availability fee for apartments per unit is $17.29 per month. The usage charge consists of $0.12 per 1,000 gallons for the first 10,000 gallons of metered water. Wastewater system improvement fee per unit increased to $9.62. For commercial customers, wastewater service availability fee is $11.77. The usage charge for commercial wastewater is $1.24 per 1,000 gallons of commercial wastewater for the first 59 percent of all metered water usage. The improvement system fee for commercial customers is set at $9.62 compared to $3.69.
For wastewater rates outside the city, the service availability fee is $25.93, the apartment fee is $25.93 per month. The usage charge of $.18 per 1,000 for the first 10,000 gallons of metered water.