Dive Summary:
- Customers of Eagle Mountain City Utility met this weekend to raise awareness of the utility's rate recent rate increase, which some residents feel was too-high.
- One customer claims the utility is violating Utah's transparency laws by not posting their rates on their bills; the same customer said that he had paid an extra $640 a year just in additional market rate costs.
- A spokesman for the utility said the new rate are a result of $50 million in bonds the city has to pay off from the formation of the local government.
From the article:
The city however, says there is an explanation to Allen's claims.
According to Eagle Mountain City Administrator Ifo Pili, the city keeps their utility bills brief, which may exclude the rate, for cost.
Pili said the reason for the high utility costs is not because of mismanagement, but because the city has $50 million in bonds to pay off from when they first formed their government. ...