Tularosa board considers utility rate hike
Tularosa residents might experience a rate increase on a selection of their utilties when a proposed ordinance passes muster together with the village board of trustees. An offer over a agenda for the village’s monthly meeting, will, if passed, request the village attorney to tidy up an ordinance that would rase base rates for water, sewer and solid waste collection by $1.50 every 4 weeks. Any ordinance need to pass a board of trustees vote twice to be law. Village Clerk Dianna BrusuelasGuilez said the village has witnessed living costs increases to utility rates, but hasn’t had base rate increases inside a decade. She said the incidence increases is needed get wage raises for village employees. The board of trustees voted in January to allow employees an acrosstheboard raise of $1 on an hourly basis. at 609 St. Francis Drive…