Culture Alberta · Lethbridge · Aug 27
Lethbridge Is Chasing Provincial and Federal Money for Its $285-Million Wastewater Plant to Blunt an 18 Per Cent Rate Hike
Mayor Blaine Hyggen is seeking meetings with provincial and federal ministers to find money for the largest infrastructure project in Lethbridge's history, and the reason is on your utility bill. The city is borrowing $261 million of the $285-million wastewater plant expansion, repaid by wastewater rates rising 18.05 per cent a year from 2027 to 2030 — $23.05 a month more on the average household. Here is what the city is asking for, the November 30 deadline that decides it, and what every dollar from Ottawa or Edmonton is worth to your bill.
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