Utility rates remain unchanged – for now

The Sundance City Council tabled the question of utility rates at January’s regular meeting, preferring to wait for more information about the current situation within the city’s enterprise accounts.

Because enterprise accounts like sewer and water are required to pay for themselves, the city has been generally following the advice given during a rate study performed in 2008 that rates should increase by a modest amount each year.

However, at Tuesday’s meeting, the council did not have the figures available to know how the enterprise accounts are faring. Clerk Treasurer Theresa Curren was aske...