Council approves scope for major west side sewer separation project
The Decatur City Council voted 5-1 to finalize the scope of the Oakland and Grand Area Sewer Separation project.
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The Decatur City Council voted 5-1 to finalize the scope of the Oakland and Grand Area Sewer Separation project.
Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and three candidates elected to the city council earlier this month will be sworn in to new four-year terms Monday.
The Decatur City Council on Monday approved without opposition an ordinance imposing the city's 8% hotel/motel tax on short-term rentals in city limits.
City water rates will increase 6% for everyone next month while a required down payment is in the pipeline for some delinquent water customers.
City manager Scot Wrighton said a repeat of the reprieve the council offered ratepayers this past year would not be wise as water and sewer costs "have gone up astronomically."