Malta City Council Report for Wednesday, November 20 2019

The Malta City Council unanimously voted to increase the sewer rates in Malta by $4.50 per month, the first sewer rate increase since 2006 when it was raised $6, to help pay back a loan secured to pay for repairs at the Legg Lift Station.

A public meeting held before last Tuesday's vote on the rate increase was attended by a few members of the public, but very few questions were asked and the resolution for the increase was passed.

Malta Mayor John Demarais said the Legg Lift Station is 40 years old and was recently flooded. He said to pay for the work on the station, the City of Malta had...