Kiowa's water rates to increase next three to five years to pay for improved system\

 

November 18, 2020



It's nothing new or unexpected that the City of Kiowa, Kansas will increase their water rates in increments over time. It's necessary to make payments on the approximate $8 million waterline replacement project that is about to begin. At a special meeting November 2 the subject was discussed.

Phil Fishburn, a certified planner of Wichita attended the meeting to discuss water rates. Mayor Bill Watson said the city will have to increase water rates in a stair step process (over three to five years) to make the first payment on the loan. The first payment is due when the project is finished. That date is anticipated in 2023. Fishburn will help the council move forward with a water rate structure. He'll attend future council meetings. The project will be put out for bid.

Other City of Kiowa Business

A surveillance camera system for the city office, council chambers, community building and city shops was approved by council. The public will be able to watch the live feed. The price tag is approximately $8700 and will paid for with COVID money. The cost was about $200 more than the COVID money. Watson said this is the same company and system used by Kiowa's O.K. Co-op and the Kiowa District Hospital.

The mayor said the budget will be finished in another month or two. Jayhawk Solutions is almost finished with rebuilding the city's accounting data for the 2019 budget. Watson reminded that in 2019 a virus got into the city's computer system and all the city's accounting data and other information was lost. He said the city's documents have been recovered through Kansas Blueprint in Salina who scanned Kiowa's documents of permanent city records (should be kept permanently). They are stored in the salt mines at Hutchinson.

 

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