Tag Archives: Tap Fees

Cookeville City Council voted to approve an increase in water connection fees at the Thursday meeting. Director of Water Quality Control Barry Turner said the costs were last increased in 2013. Turner said the increase will allow the Water and Sewer Department to recoup their costs for setting the taps. The previous fees only covered about half of the cost ... Read More »

Sparta more than doubling its water and sewer tap fees in March due to rising installation costs. Mayor Jerry Lowery said the city was losing too much money at the current rates. “The reason we did that is, because the materials were going up,” Lowery said. “We were charging x number of dollars, and it was costing us more. We ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council approved on first reading an ordinance Thursday night amending the city’s code setting new sewer tap fees. Water Quality Control Director Barry Turner said the last time the fees were updated was in 2005. He said with so much new development going on, it was important to update these fees to recoup the cost of creating sewer ... Read More »

Baxter Board of Aldermen tabled an ordinance Monday night that would increase the city’s tap fees on new developments. The board wants to gather more information before making a final decision. City Attorney Shawn Fry said that this has been discussed for some time, but the amount of development around the community makes the change necessary. Currently, the fees set ... Read More »