Muskegon Heights Water Rates To Rise On January 1, 2014
This is not the same as the large increases in sewer rates that Muskegon Heights and other municipalities across the county have been enacting yearly for several years now.
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Wind Farm At Muskegon County Wastewater Site One Step Closer To Reality; Lease Signed, Development to Begin
Both the county’s public works board and full board of commissioners approved terms of a lease agreement Tuesday with Muskegon Wind, LLC. This newly-formed company is a partnership of two companies — Scandia Wind Offshore and Gamesa Energy USA LCC, an American subsidiary of a Spanish company. This wind farm development will be strictly on land and will not include components in Lake Michigan as previously proposed in other areas including Oceana County. The maximum length of the lease could reach up to 60.5 years if its three terms take the maximum amount of time.
Read MoreCounty Sewer Rates To Rise 22 Percent To Avoid Debt Default
The system took a huge hit when one of its largest users, Sappi paper, shut down operations in the area several years ago.
Since then, the county has chosen not to make significant changes to the wastewater system’s rates, instead hoping that the county could attract new major private customers by keeping rates low. That gambit has not panned out, as the system’s flow has only decreased.
Read MoreA Side Effect of County Rate Increases, Muskegon Heights To Raise Sewer Rates
While the city bills its residents for sewer services, it must pay that money forward to the countywide wastewater system. When the county elected to increase rates for use of its wastewater system, cities and townships across the county must now consider finding a way to pay for it.
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