Haxtun's water and sanitation rates to increase

Haxtun residents will soon see a rate increase on the electric and sanitation portions of their Town bills. Council members voted to increase rates in those two departments during a Monday, April 4 meeting at the Haxtun Community Center. News of the possible increase came a month prior when Superintendent Ron Carpenter shared information of rate increases from the Town’s power suppliers.

According to Carpenter, the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska and the Western Area Power Administration both increased their rates this year and to the Town of Haxtun, that means a hike of $32,000, beginning...