Uptick for sewage, water rates possible in Starkville

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – The cost of water is going up in Starkville, but city leaders plan for the quality of service to get better.

At Tuesday’s meeting, the board of Alderman approve raising the water and sewer rates to help generate money to make necessary infrastructure repairs.

Mayor Lynn Spruill says some of the pipes in the city are more than 60 years old.

The additional financing will mean the city can put in new materials, rather than keep patching problems as they come up.

Alderman approved a rate hike to $3.25 per 1,000 gallons, beginning September 1st.

The current rate is $2.26 cents per 1,000 gallons.

Spruill says a lagoon is almost full and will need to be emptied.

The city is studying ways to keep the lagoon empty longer and ways to reuse the sludge.