Sewer rates in Streator could be going up. Streator City Engineer Jeremy Palm is recommending the city council increase sewer rates.
He says when the 8th Avenue foods plant closed, the city lost between 140,000 and 150,000 dollars because they were a big water user. He is asking the council to raise the rates by 14%, which would raise residential rates by about four dollars.
Mayor Tara Bedei and the other council members are asking if they can increase rates slowly over many years because of the pandemic and inflation. The city council didn’t take any action at Tuesday’s meeting.
Anything approved would be done at next week’s city council meeting. City Manager David Plyman says he will meet with staff to see if they can make a plan the council is looking for.