Crystal Thomas
The State-Journal Register
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In other action, aldermen voted 9-1 to approve a 28 percent reduction in wholesale water rates for the village of Rochester.
Rochester was prepared to leave CWLP and join a water co-op until CWLP offered to lower its rate. Ted Meckes, CWLP water division manager, said losing Rochester as a customer would have meant a 2 percent increase to all CWLP ratepayers. Ward 7 Ald. Joe McMenamin voted against the change to Rochester’s CWLP contract, saying Rochester’s loss might be beneficial in the long run if it meant the city would not have to build secondary water source Hunter Lake.
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Joe McMenamin for Ward 7 