Argyle residents to have new sewer bill structure

MONTROSE Residents in Argyle will have a different pay structure for their sewer bills after the Regional Utility Service System board approved the change at its meeting last week.

Lee County Supervisor Ernie Schiller updated the rest of the supervisors on the situation at the boards regular meeting Tuesday at the Lee County Sheriffs Office.

The rate will probably go into effect on Sept. 1. RUSS will send information about the rate change to residents on the Argyle system.

The current system charges residents based on the amount of water used in each household. Some people were complaining about that because they have animals they water, fill swimming pools, etc. and that water was not going into the sewer system.

The new rate structure just takes the systems monthly bill and divides it equally between all households. The rates going to be about $55 a month. Some residents will see an increase and some will see a decrease.

The supervisors also tabled an agreement with RUSS on Tuesday concerning the proposed sewer system in Mooar/Powdertown north of Keokuk.

The first is the agreement says the county will use eminent domain to obtain property for the project. It isnt known if that would be necessary.

The second question was the rate structure for this project. Will it be the same as Argyles new rate system?

Schiller will discuss these issues with the RUSS board.

Supervisor Gary Fullou asked if there was ever a complete count of how many households were going to be involved in this project.

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Argyle residents to have new sewer bill structure